<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> A classification system for the segmentation of driving maneuvers and its validation in autonomous parking using a small-scale vehicle are presented in this work. The classifiers are designed to detect points that are crucial for the path-planning task, thus enabling the implementation of efficient autonomous parking maneuvers. The training data set is generated by simulations using appropriate vehicle-dynamics models and the resulting classifiers are validated with the small-scale autonomous vehicle. To achieve both a high classification performance and a classification system that can be implemented on a microcontroller with limited computational resources, a two-stage design process is applied. In a first step an ensemble classifier, the Random Forest (RF) algorithm, is constructed and based on the RF-kernel a General Radial Basis Function (GRBF) classifier is generated. The GRBF-classifier is integrated into the small-scale autonomous vehicle leading to excellent performance in parallel-, cross- and oblique-parking maneuvers. The work shows that segmentation using classifies and open-loop control are an efficient approach in autonomous driving for the implementation of driving maneuvers.</p></abstract>

A classification system for the segmentation of driving maneuvers and its validation in autonomous parking using a small-scale vehicle are presented in this work. The classifiers are designed to detect points that are crucial for the path-planning task, thus enabling the implementation of efficient autonomous parking maneuvers. The training data set is generated by simulations using appropriate vehicle-dynamics models and the resulting classifiers are validated with the small-scale autonomous vehicle. To achieve both a high classification performance and a classification system that can be implemented on a microcontroller with limited computational resources, a two-stage design process is applied. In a first step an ensemble classifier, the Random Forest (RF) algorithm, is constructed and based on the RF-kernel a General Radial Basis Function (GRBF) classifier is generated. The GRBF-classifier is integrated into the small-scale autonomous vehicle leading to excellent performance in parallel-, cross- and oblique-parking maneuvers. The work shows that segmentation using classifies and open-loop control are an efficient approach in autonomous driving for the implementation of driving maneuvers.

A Machine Learning Approach for the Segmentation of Driving Maneuvers and its Application in Autonomous Parking

Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing Research

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A classification system for the segmentation of driving maneuvers and its validation in autonomous parking using a small-scale vehicle are presented in this...

A Machine Learning Approach for the Segmentation of Driving Maneuvers and its Application in Autonomous Parking

Published Online: May 03, 2017

Page range: 243 - 255

Received: Apr 14, 2016

Accepted: Nov 14, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jaiscr-2017-0017

Keywords
autonomous parking, ensemble learning, maneuver segmentation

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A Machine Learning Approach for the Segmentation of Driving Maneuvers and its Application in Autonomous Parking

Published Online: May 03, 2017

Page range: 243 - 255

Received: Apr 14, 2016

Accepted: Nov 14, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jaiscr-2017-0017

Keywordsautonomous parking, ensemble learning, maneuver segmentation

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
autonomous parking, ensemble learning, maneuver segmentation