autonomous driving

Interesting Problems in Estimation and Control on Smart Road Vehicles

Professor Rajesh Rajamani, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota

Sep 1, 11:00 - 12:00

B1 L2 R4214

Estimation Theory autonomous driving University of Minnesota

A number of exciting vehicle automation and active safety systems are being developed by research groups around the world. This talk focuses on novel sensors, estimation algorithms and control systems that can fill critical gaps in the automation technologies under development. The first part of this seminar describes interesting sensing and estimation solutions that can significantly improve the effectiveness of active safety systems. The second part of the seminar describes the development of a new class of narrow commuter vehicles designed to address traffic congestion, improve highway mobility and provide very high fuel economy. The final part of the seminar describes the development of a smart bicycle with instrumentation that can track trajectories of nearby vehicles on the road and provide warnings to the motorist, if a potential car-bicycle collision is detected.