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Methods for Minimizing Navigation Errors Induced by Ground Vehicle Dynamics 

Travis, William (2006-05-15)
A navigation system was designed using an extended Kalman filter for an autonomous ground vehicle competing in the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. An overview of this system is provided, and errors in the navigation solution ...

Path Duplication Using GPS Carrier Based Relative Position for Automated Ground Vehicle Convoys 

Travis, William (2010-04-15)
A GPS based automated convoy strategy to duplicate the path of a lead vehicle is presented in this dissertation. Laser scanners and cameras are not used; all information available comes from GPS or inertial systems. An ...