A LATERAL POSITION SENSING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLE FOLLOWING

Citation
A. Alleyne et al., A LATERAL POSITION SENSING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLE FOLLOWING, IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics, 3(3), 1998, pp. 218-224
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Robotics & Automatic Control","Robotics & Automatic Control","Engineering, Manufacturing","Engineering, Mechanical","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
ISSN journal
10834435
Volume
3
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
218 - 224
Database
ISI
SICI code
1083-4435(1998)3:3<218:ALPSSF>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
This paper investigates the use of photoresistive light sensor arrays as a possible lateral position sensing system for a vehicle, or severa l vehicles, following a lead vehicle under separate control. A brief m otivation for the use of such a sensing array is followed by a derivat ion of an appropriate sensor layout. It is shown that the sensing arra y has several benefits, including cost, simplicity, redundancy, and ne ar linearity. Experimental results are given for a scaled vehicle foll owing maneuver using a simple lateral control strategy. The results sh ow that the sensor array may be attractive for lateral alignment in ve hicle-following maneuvers.