Data fusion and path-following controllers comparison for autonomous vehicles

Nonlinear Dynamics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 445-462

  Nunes, Urbano ^a   Bento, L Conde ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chained form systems; Data fusion; Fuzzy logic controller; Intelligent vehicles; Magnetic guidance; Path following

Indexed keywords

DATA FUSION; FUZZY CONTROL; FUZZY LOGIC; MAGNETIC SENSORS; MOTION PLANNING; SIGNAL ENCODING;

CHAINED FORM SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC CONTROLLERS; MAGNETIC GUIDANCE; PATH FOLLOWING;

INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

EID: 34547489614     PISSN: 0924090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11071-006-9108-y     Document Type: Article

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