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| 16 Apr 2021
Review article: State-of-the-art trajectory tracking of autonomous vehicles
School of Mechanotronics and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong
University, Chongqing, 400074, China
Chongqing Key Laboratory of Rail Vehicle System Integration and
Control, Chongqing 400074, China
Jun Li
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Mechanotronics and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong
University, Chongqing, 400074, China
Chongqing Key Laboratory of Rail Vehicle System Integration and
Control, Chongqing 400074, China
Shiyi Zhang
School of Shipping and Naval Architecture, Chongqing Jiaotong
University, Chongqing 400074, China
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Short summary
This paper reviews the state-of-the-art trajectory tracking of autonomous vehicles. Autonomous vehicles have become more and more popular with the development of artificial intelligence and automatic control. If you have any interest in the trajectory tracking of autonomous vehicles, this paper is the one that you can not miss. It will give you a brief concept of the current development of the trajectory tracking of autonomous vehicles.
This paper reviews the state-of-the-art trajectory tracking of autonomous vehicles. Autonomous...
