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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Self-Tuning Method for Increased Obstacle Detection Reliability Based on Internet of Things LiDAR Sensor Models.

Fernando Castaño, Gerardo Beruvides, Alberto Villalonga, Rodolfo E Haber

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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Fernando CastañoCentre for Automation and Robotics, UPM-CSIC, 28500 Arganda del Rey, Spain. fernando.castano@car.upm-csic.es.ORCID 0000-0002-4801-9224
Gerardo BeruvidesCentre for Automation and Robotics, UPM-CSIC, 28500 Arganda del Rey, Spain. gerardo.beruvides@car.upm-csic.es.ORCID 0000-0001-7049-4462
Alberto VillalongaCentre for Automation and Robotics, UPM-CSIC, 28500 Arganda del Rey, Spain. alberto.villalonga@umcc.cu.ORCID 0000-0002-9268-0175
Rodolfo E HaberCentre for Automation and Robotics, UPM-CSIC, 28500 Arganda del Rey, Spain. rodolfo.haber@car.upm-csic.es.ORCID 0000-0002-2881-0166

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Abstract

On-chip LiDAR sensors for vehicle collision avoidance are a rapidly expanding area of research and development. The assessment of reliable obstacle detection using data collected by LiDAR sensors has become a key issue that the scientific community is actively exploring. The design of a self-tuning methodology and its implementation are presented in this paper, to maximize the reliability of LiDAR sensors network for obstacle detection in the 'Internet of Things' (IoT) mobility scenarios. The Webots Automobile 3D simulation tool for emulating sensor interaction in complex driving environments is selected in order to achieve that objective. Furthermore, a model-based framework is defined that employs a point-cloud clustering technique, and an error-based prediction model library that is composed of a multilayer perceptron neural network, and k-nearest neighbors and linear regression models. Finally, a reinforcement learning technique, specifically a Q-learning method, is implemented to determine the number of LiDAR sensors that are required to increase sensor reliability for obstacle localization tasks. In addition, a IoT driving assistance user scenario, connecting a five LiDAR sensor network is designed and implemented to validate the accuracy of the computational intelligence-based framework. The results demonstrated that the self-tuning method is an appropriate strategy to increase the reliability of the sensor network while minimizing detection thresholds.

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driven-assistance simulatorInternet of Thingsk-nearest neighborsLiDAR sensors reliabilityself-turning parameterization

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PMCPMC5982610

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