Here is the latest on intelligent vehicles, covering object and obstacle detection and recognition and vehicle motion control. Includes a navigation approach using global views; introduces algorithms for lateral and longitudinal motion control and more.

This important text/reference presents state-of-the-art research on intelligent vehicles, covering not only topics of object/obstacle detection and recognition, but also aspects of vehicle motion control. With an emphasis on both high-level concepts, and practical detail, the text links theory, algorithms, and issues of hardware and software implementation in intelligent vehicle research. Topics and features: presents a thorough introduction to the development and latest progress in intelligent vehicle research, and proposes a basic framework; provides detection and tracking algorithms for structured and unstructured roads, as well as on-road vehicle detection and tracking algorithms using boosted Gabor features; discusses an approach for multiple sensor-based multiple-object tracking, in addition to an integrated DGPS/IMU positioning approach; examines a vehicle navigation approach using global views; introduces algorithms for lateral and longitudinal vehicle motion control.

Presents state-of-the-art research on intelligent vehicles Covers both object/obstacle detection and recognition, and vehicle motion control Discusses both high-level theory and algorithms, and practical hardware and software implementation Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Dr. Hong Cheng is Professor in the School of Automation Engineering, and Deputy Executive Director of the Center for Robotics at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. His other publications include the Springer book Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles.

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Autonomous intelligent vehicles pose unique challenges in robotics, that encompass issues of environment perception and modeling, localization and map building, path planning and decision-making, and motion control.

This important text/reference presents state-of-the-art research on intelligent vehicles, covering not only topics of object/obstacle detection and recognition, but also aspects of vehicle motion control. With an emphasis on both high-level concepts, and practical detail, the text links theory, algorithms, and issues of hardware and software implementation in intelligent vehicle research.

Topics and features:

• Presents a thorough introduction to the development and latest progress in intelligent vehicle research, and proposes a basic framework
• Provides detection and tracking algorithms for structured and unstructured roads, as well as on-road vehicle detection and tracking algorithms using boosted Gabor features
• Discusses an approach for multiple sensor-based multiple-object tracking, in addition to an integrated DGPS/IMU positioning approach
• Examines a vehicle navigation approach using global views
• Introduces algorithms for lateral and longitudinal vehicle motion control An essential reference for researchers in the field, the broad coverage of all aspects of this research will also appeal to graduate students of computer science and robotics who are interested in intelligent vehicles.

Dr. Hong Cheng is Professor in the School of Automation Engineering, and Director of the Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence Institute at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

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Part I: Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles.- Introduction.- The State of the Art in USA.- The Framework of Intelligent Vehicles.- Part II: Environment Perception and Modeling.- Road Detection and Tracking.- Vehicle Detection and Tracking.- Multiple-Sensor Based Multiple-Object Tracking.- Part III: Vehicle Localization and Navigation.- An Integrated DGPS/IMU Positioning Approach.- Vehicle Navigation Using Global Views.- Part IV: Advanced Vehicle Motion Control.- Lateral Motion Control for Intelligent Vehicles.- Longitudinal Motion Control for Intelligent Vehicles.