Qianshuo Liu, Jun Zhao^*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.10, pp. 2663-2681, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.056054 - 30 October 2024

Abstract Traditional machine vision algorithms have difficulty handling the interference of light and shadow changes, broken rows, and weeds in the complex growth circumstances of soybean fields, which leads to erroneous navigation route segmentation. There are additional shortcomings in the feature extractFion capabilities of the conventional U-Net network. Our suggestion is to utilize an improved U-Net-based method to tackle these difficulties. First, we use ResNet’s powerful feature extraction capabilities to replace the original U-Net encoder. To enhance the concentration on characteristics unique to soybeans, we integrate a multi-scale high-performance attention mechanism. Furthermore, to do multi-scale feature… More >

Shih-Lin Lin^*, Bo-Chen Lin

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.3, pp. 3555-3572, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055456 - 12 September 2024

Abstract This paper explores the application of Model Predictive Control (MPC) to enhance safety and efficiency in autonomous vehicle (AV) navigation through optimized path planning. The evolution of AV technology has progressed rapidly, moving from basic driver-assistance systems (Level 1) to fully autonomous capabilities (Level 5). Central to this advancement are two key functionalities: Lane-Change Maneuvers (LCM) and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC). In this study, a detailed simulation environment is created to replicate the road network between Nantun and Wuri on National Freeway No. 1 in Taiwan. The MPC controller is deployed to optimize vehicle trajectories,… More >

Yan Wang^*, You Lu, Yuqing Zhou, Zhijian Zhao

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.139, No.3, pp. 2673-2703, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.046743 - 11 March 2024

Abstract Indoor positioning is a key technology in today’s intelligent environments, and it plays a crucial role in many application areas. This paper proposed an unscented Kalman filter (UKF) based on the maximum correntropy criterion (MCC) instead of the minimum mean square error criterion (MMSE). This innovative approach is applied to the loose coupling of the Inertial Navigation System (INS) and Ultra-Wideband (UWB). By introducing the maximum correntropy criterion, the MCCUKF algorithm dynamically adjusts the covariance matrices of the system noise and the measurement noise, thus enhancing its adaptability to diverse environmental localization requirements. Particularly in… More >

Abdulghani M. Abdulghani, Mokhles M. Abdulghani, Wilbur L. Walters, Khalid H. Abed^*

Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Vol.5, pp. 1-14, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jai.2023.039786 - 08 August 2023

Abstract Autonomous agents can explore the environment around them when equipped with advanced hardware and software systems that help intelligent agents minimize collisions. These systems are developed under the term Artificial Intelligence (AI) safety. AI safety is essential to provide reliable service to consumers in various fields such as military, education, healthcare, and automotive. This paper presents the design of an AI safety algorithm for safe autonomous navigation using Reinforcement Learning (RL). Machine Learning Agents Toolkit (ML-Agents) was used to train the agent with a proximal policy optimizer algorithm with an intrinsic curiosity module (PPO + ICM). This training… More >

Linxuan Wang^1,*, Xiangwei Kong¹, Hongzhe Xu², Hong Li¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.1, pp. 91-110, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.035876 - 29 April 2023

Abstract With the rapid development of autopilot technology, a variety of engineering applications require higher and higher requirements for navigation and positioning accuracy, as well as the error range should reach centimeter level. Single navigation systems such as the inertial navigation system (INS) and the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) cannot meet the navigation requirements in many cases of high mobility and complex environments. For the purpose of improving the accuracy of INS-GNSS integrated navigation system, an INSGNSS integrated navigation algorithm based on TransGAN is proposed. First of all, the GNSS data in the actual test… More >

Siyu Lu¹, Jun Yang¹, Bo Yang¹, Zhengtong Yin², Mingzhe Liu^3,*, Lirong Yin⁴, Wenfeng Zheng^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.1, pp. 669-685, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.027417 - 23 April 2023

Abstract With the help of surgical navigation system, doctors can operate on patients more intuitively and accurately. The positioning accuracy and real-time performance of surgical instruments are very important to the whole system. In this paper, we analyze and design the detection algorithm of surgical instrument location mark, and estimate the posture of surgical instrument. In addition, we optimized the pose by remapping. Finally, the algorithm of location mark detection proposed in this paper and the posture analysis data of surgical instruments are verified and analyzed through experiments. The final result shows a high accuracy. More >

Onder Alparslan^*, Omer Cetin

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 3355-3370, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.035689 - 15 March 2023

Abstract Unknown closed spaces are a big challenge for the navigation of robots since there are no global and pre-defined positioning options in the area. One of the simplest and most efficient algorithms, the artificial potential field algorithm (APF), may provide real-time navigation in those places but fall into local minimum in some cases. To overcome this problem and to present alternative escape routes for a robot, possible crossing points in buildings may be detected by using object detection and included in the path planning algorithm. This study utilized a proposed sensor fusion method and an… More >

M. S. Vivekanandan¹, T. Jesudas^2,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.36, No.2, pp. 1639-1652, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.032301 - 05 January 2023

Abstract In an urban city, the daily challenges of managing cleanliness are the primary aspect of routine life, which requires a large number of resources, the manual process of labour, and budget. Street cleaning techniques include street sweepers going away to different metropolitan areas, manually verifying if the street required cleaning taking action. This research presents novel street garbage recognizing robotic navigation techniques by detecting the city’s street-level images and multi-level segmentation. For the large volume of the process, the deep learning-based methods can be better to achieve a high level of classification, object detection, and… More >

L. Maria Michael Visuwasam^1,*, D. Paul Raj²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.3, pp. 2435-2446, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.024742 - 21 December 2022

Abstract Technological developments create a lot of impacts in the tourism industry. Emerging big data technologies and programs generate opportunities to enhance the strategy and results for transport security. However, there is a difference between technological advances and their integration into the methods of tourism study. The rising popularity of Freycinet National Park led to a master plan that would not address cultural and environmental issues. This study addresses the gap by using a synthesized application (app) for demographic surveys and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology to implement research processes. This article focuses on managing More >

Qingdong Wu¹, Chenxi Li², Tao Shen², Yuan Xu^2,3,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.134, No.3, pp. 1761-1772, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.020545 - 20 September 2022

Abstract To provide stable and accurate position information of control points in a complex coastal environment, an adaptive iterated extended Kalman filter (AIEKF) for fixed-point positioning integrating global navigation satellite system, inertial navigation system, and ultra wide band (UWB) is proposed. In this method, the switched global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and UWB measurement are used as the measurement of the proposed filter. For the data fusion filter, the expectation-maximization (EM) based IEKF is used as the forward filter, then, the Rauch-Tung-Striebel smoother for IEKF filter’s result smoothing. Tests illustrate that the proposed AIEKF is able More >