A neural-network approach to high-precision docking of autonomous vehicles/platforms

Robotica

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 479-492

  Wong, Joseph ^a   Nejat, Goldie ^b   Fenton, Robert ^a   Benhabib, Beno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

Line of sight guidance; Localization; Neural networks; Online motion planning

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; MOTION CONTROL; MOTION PLANNING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORY FEEDBACK;

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES; LINE OF SIGHT GUIDANCE; LOCALIZATION; ONLINE MOTION PLANNING;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 34547142147     PISSN: 02635747     EISSN: 14698668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263574707003359     Document Type: Article

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