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A system for autonomous canine guidance

Published Online:August 16, 2013pp 33-46https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIC.2013.055911

Abstract

This paper presents an approach for autonomous guidance of a canine using an embedded command module with vibration and tone generation capabilities and an embedded control suite. The control suite is comprised of a microprocessor, wireless radio, GPS receiver, and an attitude and heading reference system. A canine maximum effort controller was implemented for autonomous control of the canine, which proved to be effective at guiding the canine to multiple waypoints. Results from structured and non-structured environment two waypoint trials indicated a 97.7% success rate. Three waypoint trials resulted in a success rate of 70.1%, and the overall success rate of the control system was found to be 86.6%.

Keywords

cyborg, bang-bang control, canine, unmanned system, autonomous control, remote control, modelling, identification

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