Autonomous vehicles play a crucial role in three-dimensional transportation systems and have been extensively investigated and implemented in mining and other fields. However, the diverse and intricate terrain characteristics present challenges to vehicle traversability, including complex geometric features such as slope, harsh physical parameters such as friction and roughness, and irregular obstacles. The current research on traversability analysis primarily emphasizes the processing of perceptual information, with limited consideration for vehicle performance and state parameters, thereby restricting their applicability in path planning. A framework of traversability analysis and path planning methods for autonomous wheeled vehicles on rigid terrains is proposed in this paper for better traversability costs and less redundancy in path planning. The traversability boundary conditions are established first based on terrain and vehicle characteristics using theoretical methods to determine the traversable areas. Then, the traversability cost map for the traversable areas is obtained through simulation and segmented linear regression analysis. Afterward, the TV-Hybrid A* algorithm is proposed by redefining the path cost functions of the Hybrid A* algorithm through the simulation data and neural network method to generate a more cost-effective path. Finally, the path generated by the TV-Hybrid A* algorithm is validated and compared with that of the A* and Hybrid A* algorithms in simulations, demonstrating a slightly better traversability cost for the former.


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    Title :

    Traversability Analysis and Path Planning for Autonomous Wheeled Vehicles on Rigid Terrains


    Contributors:
    Nan Wang (author) / Xiang Li (author) / Zhe Suo (author) / Jiuchen Fan (author) / Jixin Wang (author) / Dongxuan Xie (author)


    Publication date :

    2024




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Unknown




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