Autonomous Cars Engineering : Motion Planning

In this comprehensive guide, you'll be taken through a step-by-step journey that covers everything from the basics of motion planning to reactive planning in static environments. You'll learn about mapping for planning, mission planning in driving environments, and smooth local planning.The book starts with an introduction to motion planning, where you'll learn about the basics of motion planning, its importance in autonomous vehicles, and the challenges involved in designing an effective motion planning system. From there, you'll delve into mapping for planning, which is critical for enabling autonomous vehicles to navigate their environment. You'll learn about the different types of maps used in autonomous vehicles and how they're created.The next section of the book covers mission planning in driving environments. You'll learn how to design a mission planner that can handle complex driving scenarios, such as merging onto a highway, changing lanes, and navigating intersections. You'll also learn about the different algorithms used in mission planning, including search-based planning and sampling-based planning.The book then moves on to reactive planning in static environments. You'll learn how to design a reactive planner that can respond to unexpected obstacles in the environment, such as pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles. You'll also learn about the different types of sensors used in autonomous vehicles, such as lidar, radar, and cameras, and how they're used in reactive planning.Finally, the book covers smooth local planning, which is critical for ensuring that the vehicle moves smoothly and efficiently through its environment. You'll learn about the different techniques used in smooth local planning, including spline-based planning and optimization-based planning.Throughout the book, you'll find examples and case studies that illustrate the concepts and techniques covered in each section. You'll also find practical advice on how to design and implement a motion planning system for autonomous vehicles, including tips on how to choose the right algorithms and sensors, how to tune the system parameters, and how to evaluate the system's performance."Autonomous Cars Engineering: Motion Planning" is an essential resource for anyone interested in the field of autonomous vehicles, from students and researchers to engineers and developers. Whether you're just starting out or you're an experienced practitioner, this book will provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to design and implement an effective motion planning system for autonomous vehicles. So why wait? Buy your copy today and start exploring the exciting world of autonomous cars engineering!Feras Naser is a founder and pioneer in the field of cocreation, he has built the cocreation movement, he believes great leaders can co-create better and lead the development of new solutions. Feras teaches online on various engineering topics, he has built the cocreation movement which is about finding collaborative solutions to the world problems. This collaboration can happen between humans and with the help of AI & Machines. He has also built his online group, which consists of a large number of business and innovation seeds. The group can be seen on his website FerasNaser.com, and the cocreation movement work can be seen on cocreation17.com.Feras Naser holds a BSc in civil Engineering from the university of Jordan and an MSc in railway systems form the University of Birmingham. Read more