Intelligent Components for Vehicles (Paperback)

Section headings and selected papers: Path Tracking and Lateral Controllers. A parametric control of individual wheel drive vehicles (P.A. Shavrin). Computer Vision. Optical flow calculation using look-up tables (J. Otero et al.). Engine Control. On-board components detection of damage for control system of diesel engine - example (R. Klaus). Intelligent Components for Autonomous Navigation. Guidance of autonomous vehicles by means of structured light (J.L. Lázaro Galilea et al.). Automotive Intelligent Components. Prediction of journey characteristics for the intelligent control of a hybrid electric vehicle (C.P. Quigley, R.J. Ball). Position Estimation. Obstacle Avoidance. Fusion of sensors applied to a collision avoidance system (J. Pontois et al.). Outdoor Navigation. Outdoor navigation of micro-rovers (S. Pedraza et al.). Wheelchairs for Handicapped. Sensor supported driving aids for disabled wheelchair users (K. Schilling et al.). Mobile Manipulators. Cooperative tasks in mobile manipulation systems (O. Khatib et al.). Marine Systems. The variable structure system synthesis for autonomous underwater robot (V.F. Filaretov, A.V. Lebedev). Ultrasonic Sensors. Short distance ultrasonic vision for mobile robots (J.R. Llata et al.). Agriculture and Forestry. On line measurement of grass flow in the field (C. Werkhoven). Perception. Simulation of a radial laser scanner for developing mobile robotic algorithms (A. Reina, J. Gonzalez). Suspensions. An active suspension based on self-organizing maps (D. Moshou et al.). Path Planning. Path planning method for mobile robots in changing environments (F.J. Blanco et al.). Control Techniques. Software Components. Using the RS language to control autonomous vehicles (G.V. Arnold, S.S. Toscani). Author index.