Navigatinginthewildernessmightrequire, say, GPStodeterminewhereyouare, and a maptoplanthebestpathtogetaroundmountainsandlakestoreachyourcampsite, orwhateveryourgoalis.
Andwhen I sayvehicle, I meananykindofmobilemachine.
乗り物というのは、あらゆる種類の移動機械のことだ。
Itcouldbe a cartravelingdown a road, or a UAVmakingitswaybacktotheairport, or a spacecraftjourneyingacrossthesolarsystem, or a submersibleexploringthedepthsoftheocean, orsomeothermobilerobot.
Buttherearedifferentlevelsofautonomy, andtheyrangefrom a vehiclethatissimplyoperatedby a humanfrom a remotelocation, butithassomesimplealgorithmsonboardthatwilltakeoverandautonomouslykeepitfromrunningoff a clifforsomething, allthewayupto a fullyautonomousvehiclewithnohumaninteractionatall.
Itfollowsanoptimalpath, butitworks, atleastaslongasitdoesn't getitselfstuckin a loop.
最適な経路をたどるが、少なくともループにはまらない限りは機能する。
Othertypesofheuristic-basedautonomyincludethingslikethesimplestofroboticvacuums, wherewhenitapproachesanobstaclelike a wall, itrotatesto a newrandomangleandjustkeepsgoing.
Inthesesystems, thevehiclebuilds a modeloftheenvironment, oritupdates a modelthatwasgiventoit, andthenitfiguresoutanoptimalpathtoreachtheproduce a muchbetterresultthantheirheuristic-basedcounterparts.
Possiblythemostfamousatthemomentisautonomousdriving, where a vehiclehastonavigateto a destinationthroughdynamicandchaoticstreets, andrelyingonsimplebehaviorslikedriveforwardandkeepthecurbtoyourrightisprobablynotthebestapproachtosafelyandquicklygettowhereyouwanttogo.
ThereareothergroundvehiclesliketheyhaveinAmazonwarehousesthathavetoquicklymaneuverto a givenstorageareatomovepackagesaroundwhilenotrunningintoothermobilevehiclesandstationaryshelves.
TherearespacemissionslikeOSIRIS-RExwhichhastonavigatearoundthepreviouslyunvisitedasteroidBennuandpreparefor a locatedtouchandgotocollect a sampletoreturntoEarth.
Spaceis a morepredictableenvironmentthanairbecausewehavelessuncertaintywiththeforcesthatactonthevehicle, andwehavemorecertaintyinthetracksthatothernearbyobjectsareon.
So, tounderstandhowwegetvehiclestodothat, andotherincredibleautonomoustasks, weneedtorevisitthecapabilitiesofautonomoussystemsthatwecoveredinthefirstvideooftheSensorFusionandTrackingseries.
Thesearethingslikeunderstandingwhereotherobjectsandobstaclesare, andbuilding a modelor a mapoftheenvironment, andunderstandingthestateoftheautonomousvehicleitself, whatitslocationisandorientation.