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In this paper, a complete framework for Autonomous Self Driving is implemented. LIDAR, Camera and IMU sensors are used together. The entire data communication is managed using Robot Operating System which provides a robust platform for…
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This study presents an industry experience showcasing a vessel operational anomaly detection approach that utilizes semi-supervised deep learning models augmented with lightweight interpretable surrogate models, applied to an industrial…
Interval type-2 (IT2) fuzzy systems have become increasingly popular in the last 20 years. They have demonstrated superior performance in many applications. However, the operation of an IT2 fuzzy system is more complex than that of its…
Cost-effective localization methods for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) navigation are key for ocean monitoring and data collection at high resolution in time and space. Algorithmic solutions suitable for real-time processing that…
This work proposes a new framework for a socially-aware dynamic local planner in crowded environments by building on the recently proposed Trajectory-ranked Maximum Entropy Deep Inverse Reinforcement Learning (T-MEDIRL). To address the…
We present a method for incremental modeling and time-varying control of unknown nonlinear systems. The method combines elements of evolving intelligence, granular machine learning, and multi-variable control. We propose a State-Space…
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The accurate navigation of autonomous underwater vehicles critically depends on the precision of Doppler velocity log (DVL) velocity measurements. Recent advancements in deep learning have demonstrated significant potential in improving DVL…
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Deep learning is a key approach for the environment perception function of Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITS) with autonomous vehicles and smart traffic infrastructure. In today's C-ITS, smart traffic participants are…
Automated species classification from underwater imagery is bottlenecked by the cost of expert annotation, and supervised models trained on one dataset rarely transfer to new conditions. We investigate whether a simple classifier operating…
We present a novel MUTE-DSS, a digital-twin-based decision support system for minimizing underwater radiated noise (URN) during ship voyage planning. It is a ROS2-centric framework that integrates state-of-the-art acoustic models combining…
This investigation aims to study different adaptive fuzzy inference algorithms capable of real-time sequential learning and prediction of time-series data. A brief qualitative description of these algorithms namely meta-cognitive fuzzy…
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Future autonomous vehicles (AVs) will use a variety of sensors that generate a vast amount of data. Naturally, this data not only serves self-driving algorithms; but can also assist other vehicles or the infrastructure in real-time…