Development of an Energy Efficient and Cost Effective Autonomous Vehicle Research Platform

Brown, Nicholas E.; Rojas, Johan F.; Goberville, Nicholas A.; Alzubi, Hamzeh; AlRousan, Qusay; Wang, Chieh (Ross); Huff, Shean; Rios-Torres, Jackeline; Ekti, Ali Riza; LaClair, Tim J.; Meyer, Richard; Asher, Zachary D.

doi:10.3390/s22165999

Title: Development of an Energy Efficient and Cost Effective Autonomous Vehicle Research Platform

Journal Article · 10 August 2022 · Sensors

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s22165999 · OSTI ID:1883806

Brown, Nicholas E. ^[1]; Rojas, Johan F. ^[1]; Goberville, Nicholas A. ^[1];

^[2]; AlRousan, Qusay ^[2];

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^[3]; Ekti, Ali Riza ^[3];

^[3]; Meyer, Richard ^[1];

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Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI (United States)
FEV North America Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Commercialization of autonomous vehicle technology is a major goal of the automotive industry, thus research in this space is rapidly expanding across the world. However, despite this high level of research activity, literature detailing a straightforward and cost-effective approach to the development of an AV research platform is sparse. To address this need, we present the methodology and results regarding the AV instrumentation and controls of a 2019 Kia Niro which was developed for a local AV pilot program. This platform includes a drive-by-wire actuation kit, Aptiv electronically scanning radar, stereo camera, MobilEye computer vision system, LiDAR, inertial measurement unit, two global positioning system receivers to provide heading information, and an in-vehicle computer for driving environment perception and path planning. Robotic Operating System software is used as the system middleware between the instruments and the autonomous application algorithms. After selection, installation, and integration of these components, our results show successful utilization of all sensors, drive-by-wire functionality, a total additional power* consumption of 242.8 Watts (*Typical), and an overall cost of $118,189 USD, which is a significant saving compared to other commercially available systems with similar functionality. This vehicle continues to serve as our primary AV research and development platform.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: 2020 Michigan Mobility Challenge; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1883806

Journal Information:: Sensors, Journal Name: Sensors Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 22; ISSN 1424-8220

Publisher:: MDPI AGCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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