Tunable Error Reduction Scheme in Proximity Sensor Function Applied to Unmanned Vehicular Networks
Mohamed Shakeel Pethuraj, Mohd. Aboobaider Burhanuddin, Nur Rachman Dzakiyullah, Mohanad Faeq Ali, S. Baskar · IEEE Sensors Journal · 2024
Unmanned vehicles and their interconnection are based on communication and physical parameter sensors mounted in their designs. Object detection errors are common in these vehicles due to varying dimensions and velocities. Errors in self-driving cars (say) results in crash or lane misdetection due to which scrutiny in each sensing and actuation level is mandatory. To reduce such errors due to velocity and object detection, a Tunable Error Reduction Scheme (TERS) is designed and discussed. This scheme is designed to fine-tune micro-level proximity errors encountered due to the opposition objects in driving scenarios. The sensing radius, driving, and communicating time are the key factors that are used to match the vehicle’s speed in performing decisions. The decisions are preceded by a terminal learning procedure with an interrupted case. For precise object detection, the interrupt calibration is NULL whereas an unmatching factor with the vehicle speed raises an interrupt. Such interrupts are aligned using sensor tuning based on time distance or range. The independent factor relies on the precise failing factor observed in the independent terminals. The learning is valid within the active driving session and the final tuned observation is alone carried for the interrupted driving sessions. With more than one NULL observation, the sensor calibrations are tuned to reduce spatial errors.