Lidar-Assisted Hitch Angle Estimation System for Self-Driving Truck

• Published in: 2024 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) pp. 2660 - 2666
• Main Authors: Luo, Wei, Jiang, Cansen, Zhang, Qian, Pan, Zhichen, Heng, Liang
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 02.06.2024
• Subjects: Accuracy; Agricultural machinery; Benchmark testing; Estimation; Laser radar; Real-time systems; Robustness

Level-4 autonomous trucks are essential for operating in challenging real-world environments. Accurate estimation of the hitch angle in the tractor-trailer system is crucial for safe maneuvering. Traditional sensor-based measurement techniques for estimating the hitch angle can be complex and expens...