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This paper addresses the problem of data-driven modeling and verification of perception-based autonomous systems. We assume the perception model can be decomposed into a canonical model (obtained from first principles or a simulator) and a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-13 Thomas Waite , Alexander Robey , Hassani Hamed , George J. Pappas , Radoslav Ivanov

Autonomous systems operating in unknown environments often rely heavily on visual sensor data, yet making safe and informed control decisions based on these measurements remains a significant challenge. To facilitate the integration of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-05 Jelena Trisovic , Andrea Carron , Melanie N. Zeilinger

Estimating and understanding the surroundings of the vehicle precisely forms the basic and crucial step for the autonomous vehicle. The perception system plays a significant role in providing an accurate interpretation of a vehicle's…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-03-16 Sreenivasa Hikkal Venugopala

This paper addresses the challenges of thermal sensor allocation and full-chip temperature reconstruction in multi-core systems by leveraging an entropy-based sensor placement strategy and an adaptive compressive sensing approach. By…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-13 Kun-Chih , Chen , Chia-Hsin Chen , Lei-Qi Wang , Chun-Chieh Wang

Sensor visibility is crucial for safety-critical applications in automotive, robotics, smart infrastructure and others: In addition to object detection and occupancy mapping, visibility describes where a sensor can potentially measure or is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-14 Joachim Börger , Marc Patrick Zapf , Marat Kopytjuk , Xinrun Li 2 , Claudius Gläser

Machine-type communications (MTC) are crucial in the evolution of mobile communication systems. Within this context, we distinguish the so-called massive MTC (mMTC), where a large number of devices coexist in the same geographical area. In…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-10 Sergi Liesegang , Antonio Pascual-Iserte , Olga Muñoz

Perception and prediction modules are critical components of autonomous driving systems, enabling vehicles to navigate safely through complex environments. The perception module is responsible for perceiving the environment, including…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-19 Lucas Dal'Col , Miguel Oliveira , Vítor Santos

Perception systems in modern autonomous driving vehicles typically take inputs from complementary multi-modal sensors, e.g., LiDAR and cameras. However, in real-world applications, sensor corruptions and failures lead to inferior…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-04-20 Chongjian Ge , Junsong Chen , Enze Xie , Zhongdao Wang , Lanqing Hong , Huchuan Lu , Zhenguo Li , Ping Luo

Depending on context, the term entropy is used for a thermodynamic quantity, a~measure of available choice, a quantity to measure information, or, in the context of statistical inference, a maximum configuration predictor. For systems in…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-11-14 Rudolf Hanel , Stefan Thurner

Achieving safe and reliable autonomous driving relies greatly on the ability to achieve an accurate and robust perception system; however, this cannot be fully realized without precisely calibrated sensors. Environmental and operational…

Recent advances in sensing and communication have paved the way for collective perception in traffic management, with real-time data sharing among multiple entities. While vehicle-based collective perception has gained traction,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Ao Qu , Xuhuan Huang , Dajiang Suo

Designing the sensing architecture for large-scale spatio-temporal systems is hard when accuracy requirements are specified but sensor models are uncertain or unavailable. Classical design treats sensor placement and estimation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-13 Raktim Bhattacharya

Accurate sensor calibration is a prerequisite for multi-sensor perception and localization systems for autonomous vehicles. The intrinsic parameter calibration of the sensor is to obtain the mapping relationship inside the sensor, and the…

Traffic congestion is a widespread problem. Dynamic traffic routing systems and congestion pricing are getting importance in recent research. Lane prediction and vehicle density estimation is an important component of such systems. We…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-04-06 Parag S. Chandakkar , Yilin Wang , Baoxin Li

Environment perception is a fundamental part of the dynamic driving task executed by Autonomous Driving Systems (ADS). Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based approaches have prevailed over classical techniques for realizing the environment…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Iqra Aslam , Abhishek Buragohain , Daniel Bamal , Adina Aniculaesei , Meng Zhang , Andreas Rausch

The viability of automated driving is heavily dependent on the performance of perception systems to provide real-time accurate and reliable information for robust decision-making and maneuvers. These systems must perform reliably not only…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Apostol Vassilev , Munawar Hasan , Edward Griffor , Honglan Jin , Pavel Piliptchak , Mahima Arora , Thoshitha Gamage

In this paper, we consider multi-sensor classification when there is a large number of unlabeled samples. The problem is formulated under the multi-view learning framework and a Consensus-based Multi-View Maximum Entropy Discrimination…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Tianpei Xie , Nasser M. Nasrabadi , Alfred O. Hero

End-to-end learning from sensory data has shown promising results in autonomous driving. While employing many sensors enhances world perception and should lead to more robust and reliable behavior of autonomous vehicles, it is challenging…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-09-21 Shihong Fang , Anna Choromanska

Autonomous vehicles rely on perception systems to understand their surroundings for further navigation missions. Cameras are essential for perception systems due to the advantages of object detection and recognition provided by modern…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-06-21 You Li , Julien Moreau , Javier Ibanez-Guzman

Autonomous vehicles rely on a variety of sensors to gather information about their surrounding. The vehicle's behavior is planned based on the environment perception, making its reliability crucial for safety reasons. The active LiDAR…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-06-07 Mariella Dreissig , Dominik Scheuble , Florian Piewak , Joschka Boedecker