Research Proposal about Pedestrian/Cyclist Motion Prediction for Self-Driving Vehicles
If I can be provided with the opportunity to conduct PhD research in pedestrian/cyclist motion prediction for self-driving vehicles, I will have a brief Research Proposal as below:
1. Introductions
A self-driving car (also known as an autonomous car or a driverless car) [1] is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and navigating without much human input [2]. Autonomous cars combine a variety of techniques to perceive their surroundings, including radar, laser light, GPS, odometry, and computer vision. Advanced control systems interpret sensory information to identify appropriate navigation paths, as well as obstacles and relevant signage [3-4]. The potential benefits of autonomous cars include reduced mobility and infrastructure costs, increased safety, increased mobility, increased customer satisfaction, and reduced crime. These benefits also include a potentially significant reduction in traffic collisions [5-6] and related costs, including less need for insurance. In spite of the various potential benefits to increased vehicle automation, there are unresolved problems, such as safety, technology issues, disputes concerning liability [7-8].
In order to guarantee the traffic safety, it is of vital importance to address the interaction of highly automated vehicles with vulnerable road users (VRU) such as pedestrians and cyclists, in the context of future urban mobility. In the process, a crucial step is to inference potential intent of these road users by building motion prediction model.
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