• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.199-209
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• 2015

This paper presents a model predictive control (MPC) approach to control the steering angle in an autonomous vehicle. In designing a highly automated driving control algorithm, one of the research issues is to cope with probable risky situations for enhancement of safety. While human drivers maneuver the vehicle, they determine the appropriate steering angle and acceleration based on the predictable trajectories of surrounding vehicles. Likewise, it is required that the automated driving control algorithm should determine the desired steering angle and acceleration with the consideration of not only the current states of surrounding vehicles but also their predictable behaviors. Then, in order to guarantee safety to the possible change of traffic situation surrounding the subject vehicle during a finite time-horizon, we define a safe driving envelope with the consideration of probable risky behaviors among the predicted probable behaviors of surrounding vehicles over a finite prediction horizon. For the control of the vehicle while satisfying the safe driving envelope and system constraints over a finite prediction horizon, a MPC approach is used in this research. At each time step, MPC based controller computes the desired steering angle to keep the subject vehicle in the safe driving envelope over a finite prediction horizon. Simulation and experimental tests show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제41권7호
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• pp.575-583
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 고속도로의 합류지점 상황에서 자율주행을 위한 운전 모드 결정 알고리즘의 개발 및 평가를 진행하였다. 합류 상황을 위한 자율주행 알고리즘 개발에 있어 적절하게 합류를 결정하는 운전 모드 결정이 필수적이다. 운전자 모드는 총 2가지로 차선 유지, 차선 변경(합류)이다. 합류 모드 결정은 주변 차량의 정보 및 합류 차선에 남은 거리를 기반으로 결정된다. 합류 모드 결정 알고리즘에서는 합류 가능 여부를 판단하고 합류가 가능할 때, 안전하고 빠르게 합류하기 위한 최적의 위치를 찾는다. 안전 주행 영역은 주변 차량의 정보 및 주행 모드를 기반으로 정의된다. 안전 주행 영역으로 자율주행 차량을 유지하기 위한 조향각과 종방향 가속도를 얻기 위해 여러 제한 조건이 더해진 강건 모델 예측기법이 사용되었다. 본 논문에서 제안된 알고리즘은 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 이용해 검증되었다.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.289-294
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• 2023

As technologies such as cameras, Laser Imaging, Detection, and Ranging (LiDAR), and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) become more sophisticated and common, their use in autonomous driving technologies is being explored in various fields. In the maritime area, technologies related to collision avoidance between ships are being developed to evaluate and avoid the risk of collision between ships by setting various scenarios. However, the position of each vessel used in the process of developing collision avoidance technology between vessels uses data obtained through GNSS, and may include a position error of 10 m or more depending on the situation. In this paper, a study on the dynamic safety navigation range including the positional inaccuracy of the ship is conducted. By combining the concept of the protection level obtained using GNSS raw data with a conventional safe navigation range, a safer navigation range can be calculated for dynamic navigation. The calculated range is verified using data obtained while sailing in an actual sea environment.