Navigation of Autonomous Vehicles

Opublikowano: 05.05.2014 14:32

Subject name Navigation of Autonomous Vehicles
Type of subject               Specialized
Summary ECTS 4
Form of course 30h lecture, 15h laboratory
Lecturer                           Prof. Stanisław Radkowski, Ph.D., D.Sc.
A brief outline:
Lecture
  • Introduction to the task of control of autonomous vehicles.
  • Introduction to global positioning system GPS.
  • Introduction to the inertial positioning system.
  • Measurement fusion methods.
  • The task of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM).
  • The use of dynamic models to vehicles navigation.
  • Introduction to motion planning of nonholonomic mobile robots.
  • Geometric description of mobile robots.
  • The optimal trajectories for mobile robots.
  • Feedback control using the navigation system.
  • Planning with regard to the obstacles.
Laboratory
  • Introduction to GPS.
  • The use of MEMS sensors and magnetometer in INS systems.
  • Methods of measurement data fusion.
  • Control of the vehicle with navigation systems.
  • The use of LabView Robotic tools.