• DocumentCode
    2922996
  • Title

    The Culebra Algorithm for Path Planning and Obstacle Avoidance in Kat-5

  • Author

    Nagel, Jorge ; Trepagnier, Paul G. ; Koutsougeras, Cris ; Kinney, Powell M. ; Dooner, Matthew

  • Author_Institution
    GrayMatter, Inc., Metairie, LA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Nov. 2006
  • Firstpage
    247
  • Lastpage
    253
  • Abstract
    Kat-5 was the fourth vehicle to successfully finish the DARPA 2005 Grand Challenge; the first time ever that autonomous vehicles were able to successfully complete such a task. In this paper, we describe the methods that were used to develop the vehicle´s path planning and obstacle avoidance algorithms, which allowed Kat-5 to successfully navigate completely autonomously the 132 miles course over rough and previously unrehearsed and unknown terrain at relatively high speeds
  • Keywords
    collision avoidance; navigation; road vehicles; Culebra algorithm; Kat-5; autonomous vehicles; obstacle avoidance; path planning; Artificial intelligence; Computer industry; Computer science; Global Positioning System; Laser radar; Mobile robots; Navigation; Path planning; Remotely operated vehicles; Sensor systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Tools with Artificial Intelligence, 2006. ICTAI '06. 18th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • ISSN
    1082-3409
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2728-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICTAI.2006.110
  • Filename
    4031905