Experiments in Autonomous Reversing of a Tractor-Trailer System

Autor: Kane Usher, Cédric Pradalier
Přispěvatelé: Documentation, Inria Rhône-Alpes, Autonomous Systems Laboratory (BIOMEDIA), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation [Canberra] (CSIRO), CSIRO Information and Commuciation Technologies (CSIRO ICT Centre)
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics ISBN: 9783540754039
FSR
6th International Conference on Field and Service Robotics-FSR 2007
6th International Conference on Field and Service Robotics-FSR 2007, Jul 2007, Chamonix, France
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-75404-6_45
Popis: International audience; Trailer reversing is a problem frequently considered in the literature, usually with fairly complex non-linear control theory based approaches. In this paper, we overview our simple method for stabilizing a tractor-trailer system to a trajectory based on the notion of controlling the hitch-angle of the trailer rather than the steering angle of the tractor. The performance of this control method, as implemented on the CSIRO Autonomous Tractor, is then experimentally compared against a number of human drivers, showing that this method performs as well as a moderately skilled human driver, even though the system is significantly handicapped in terms of steering actuation speed and by errors in localization.
Databáze: OpenAIRE