Autonomous driving at Ulm University: A modular, robust, and sensor-independent fusion approach
- 1 June 2015
- conference paper
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- p. 666-673
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ivs.2015.7225761
Abstract
The project “Autonomous Driving” at Ulm University aims at advancing highly-automated driving with close-to-market sensors while ensuring easy exchangeability of the particular components. In this contribution, the experimental vehicle that was realized during the project is presented along with its software modules. To achieve the mentioned goals, a sophisticated fusion approach for robust environment perception is essential. Apart from the necessary motion planning algorithms, this paper thus focuses on the sensor-independent fusion scheme. It allows for an efficient sensor replacement and realizes redundancy by using probabilistic and generic interfaces. Redundancy is ensured by utilizing multiple sensors of different types in crucial modules like grid mapping, localization and tracking. Furthermore, the combination of the module outputs to a consistent environment model is achieved by employing their probabilistic representation. The performance of the vehicle is discussed using the experience from numerous autonomous driving tests on public roads.Keywords
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