Title :
Autonomous vision-based technology for AVCS
Author :
Bishop, J. Richard, Jr. ; Juberts, Jr M. ; Raviv, D.
Author_Institution :
US Dept. of Transportation, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
A brief description of the advanced vehicle control systems (AVCSs) component of the intelligent vehicle/highway system (IVHS) program is given. The AVCS goals and plans, which, if implemented, could vastly increase highway capacity and safety, are described. A description of the latest work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) on applying vision-based technology to autonomous driving is given. The testbed vehicle performs autonomous road following on a test course at speeds of up to 90 km/hour under various weather and outdoor light conditions. The vision processing and control algorithms used are described, together with the conditions under which the vehicle has been tested. A brief description of the next phase of development, already in progress, is provided
Keywords :
automated highways; automatic guided vehicles; computer vision; intelligent control; 0 to 90 km/h; AVCS; advanced vehicle control systems; autonomous driving; autonomous road following; control algorithms; intelligent vehicle/highway system; testbed vehicle; vision processing; vision-based technology; Automatic voltage control; Capacity planning; Control systems; Intelligent vehicles; NIST; Remotely operated vehicles; Road safety; Road transportation; Road vehicles; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1993., 43rd IEEE
Conference_Location :
Secaucus, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1267-8
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1993.507486
