CENG 5437 HW 1 Mobile Robotics Due February 1 Homework I Vehicles Dr. T. L. Harman: 281 283-3774 Office D104 For reports: Read HomeworkEssayRequirements on the web site and follow instructions which apply to your essay. Introduction in Your Own Words Describe briefly the References – Do not just list them! 1. HW1 Essay (40 Points- 10 Points each section) Read on Website: RodneyMobileRobotControl a. b. c. d. Summarize the essence of the paper. Write a brief summary about each of the “Levels of Competence”. Briefly summarize the “Levels of Control”. Look up and comment on each of the “Autonomous Driving Levels 0 to 5 – give references and description of the references. https://www.howtogeek.com/401759/what-are-the-differentself-driving-car-levels-of-autonomy/ Here is a review of Brook’s approach that compares it to AI approaches. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsumption_architecture Subsumption architecture attacks the problem of intelligence from a significantly different perspective than traditional AI. Disappointed with the performance of Shakey the robot and similar conscious mind representation-inspired projects, Rodney Brooks started creating robots based on a different notion of intelligence, resembling unconscious mind processes. Instead of modelling aspects of human intelligence via symbol manipulation, this approach is aimed at real-time interaction and viable responses to a dynamic lab or office environment.[4]:130–131 2. HW 1, Research: (60 Points) 1. Look up and report on the progress in autonomous vehicles through 2020. Be sure to include DARPA’s contests and the autonomous car Waymo , BMW, and Tesla – among others including autonomous cars shown at the Consumer Electronics Show 2020. (The 2021 show was virtual.) https://www.ces.tech/Topics/Automotive/Self-Driving-Cars.aspx 2. Be sure to discuss various ways of navigating – sensors used, etc. 3. Be sure to discuss various ways of obstacle avoidance and safety issues. Search the WEB or other sources and create a table. Give the specifications such as Level of Control, speed, city or country, etc. NOTE: List all references - the web URL, books, etc. Give a brief discussion of the references and the DATE. (I know we are not studying self-driving cars until later in the course. However, many developments for autonomous vehicles have changed mobile robots in terms of better and cheaper sensors and algorithms for navigation, etc.)
