This paper considers the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) vehicle localization problem by using millimeter-wave (MMW) automotive radar. Several preliminary attempts for NLOS vehicle detection are carried out and achieve good results. Firstly, an electromagnetic (EM) wave NLOS multipath propagation model for vehicle scene is established. Subsequently, with the help of available multipath echoes, a complete NLOS vehicle localization algorithm is proposed. Finally, simulation and experimental results validate the effectiveness of the established EM wave propagation model and the proposed NLOS vehicle localization algorithm.
26 June 2018 in Mathematical Problems in Engineering
This paper presents the problem of robust finite-time control with transients for ocean surface vessels equipped with dynamic positioning (DP) system in presence of input delay. The main objective of this work is to design a finite-time state feedback controller, which ensures that all states of ship do not exceed a given threshold over a fixed time interval, with better robustness and transient performance subject to time-varying disturbance. Based on a novel augmented Lyapunov-Krasovskii-like function (LKLF) with triple integral terms and a method combining the Wirtinger inequality and reciprocally convex approach, a less conservative result is derived. In particular, an performance index with nonzero initial condition is introduced to attenuate the overconservatism caused by the assumption of zero initial condition and enhance the transient performance of ship subject to external disturbance. More precisely, the controller gain matrix for the DP system can be achieved by solving the linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), which can be easily facilitated by using some standard numerical packages. Finally, a numerical simulation for a ship is proposed to verify the effectiveness and less conservatism of the controller we designed.