Robotic Vehicles: Systems and Technology

✍ Scribed by Tian Seng Ng

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 207
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book introduces the technological innovations of robotic vehicles. It presents the concepts required for self-driving cars on the road. Besides, readers can gain invaluable knowledge in the construction, programming, and control of the six-legged robot. The book also presents the controllers and aerodynamics of several different types of rotorcrafts. It includes the simulation and flight of the various kinds of rotor-propelled air vehicles under each of their different aerodynamics environment. The book is suitable for academia, educators, students, and researchers who are interested in autonomous vehicles, robotics, and rotor-propelled vehicles.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Automobile Standards (Courtesy of SAE International)
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Flow Charts
List of Programs
1 Introduction
1.1 Preliminary
1.2 Highlighting Features of the Book
1.3 Book Organization
2 Autonomous System Connectivity
2.1 Interconnected Cars
2.2 Vehicular Network and Communication
2.3 Vehicle Tracking
2.4 Cloud Processing
2.5 Vehicle Safety
2.6 Vehicle Security
References
3 Embedded System Development
3.1 Virtual Machine
3.2 Embedded SoC
3.3 Embedded Safety Processor
3.4 SoC Functional Safety
References
4 Autonomous Vehicle Data Processing
4.1 Vehicle OS Structure
4.2 Processors
4.3 Ethernet
4.4 Vehicle Databus
4.5 Remote Processing
4.5.1 Internet of Things
References
5 Vehicle Components
5.1 Brakes and Steering
5.2 Electric Power Steering
5.2.1 Cyberspace Security
5.3 Vehicle Suspension System
5.3.1 Regenerative Braking
5.4 Electronic Control Units
Reference
6 Vehicle Navigation Computing
6.1 Wireless MCU
6.2 Mapping
6.3 Cloud Computing
6.4 Edge Computing
6.5 Car Navigation
7 Vehicle Test Drive and Simulation
7.1 Vehicle Components Testing
7.2 Vehicle Simulation and Testing
7.2.1 Automated Driving Attestments
Reference
8 Advanced Chip Driven Electronics
8.1 Automotive Electronics
8.2 Memory Safety
8.3 Embedded Chip Security
8.4 Embedded Computing Board
9 Sensors and Vision System Fusions
9.1 Vision Hardware
9.2 Image Processing
9.3 Vision Chip
9.4 Embedded Vision
9.5 Sensors Fusion
Reference
10 V2V and V2X Communications
10.1 Driving Vehicle Connectivity
10.2 Vehicular IoT
10.3 5G
10.4 Internet of Vehicles
10.5 Interconnected Vehicles
References
11 Deep Learning and Neural Network Algorithms
11.1 Artificial Intelligence
11.2 Neural Network
11.3 Deep Learning
11.4 Neural Network Accelerator
Reference
12 ADAS in Autonomous Driving
12.1 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
12.2 Imaging Radar
12.3 LiDAR
12.4 Software Component
12.5 Hardware Component
References
13 Electric Vehicle
13.1 HEV/EV
13.2 Powertrain and Engines Management
13.3 Battery, Converter and Inverter
13.4 Transmission and Fuel Injection Module
13.5 Braking System
13.6 Vehicle Charging System
References
14 Vehicular Advancements
14.1 Vehicular Compliances and Expectations
14.2 Traffic Management
14.3 Emission Reduction
14.4 Future of Driverless Car
Reference
15 Electric Mantis Robot
15.1 The Electric Mantis Robot
15.2 The 3 Degrees of Freedom Mechanism
15.3 Robot Calibration
15.4 Mantis Robot Walking Methodology
15.5 Programming Methodology
15.6 Autonomous Mantis Robot
Reference
16 Rotorcrafts Control Theory
16.1 State-Space Equation Formulation
16.2 Controllability and Observability
16.3 Robust Linear Quadratic Regulator
Reference
17 Aerial Copters
17.1 Aerodynamics
17.2 Derbe Quadcopter
17.3 Quadcopter
17.4 Hexacopter
17.5 Tri-coaxial Copter
References
18 Air Autonomous System
18.1 Micro Air Technology
18.2 VTOL Air Taxis
18.3 Unmanned Air System
18.4 Go-Green Air Mobility
References
Index