diff --git a/doc/03_research/research_PAF_23/Sprint0:_Research.md b/doc/03_research/research_PAF_23/Sprint0:_Research.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9fa8c1ad..00000000 --- a/doc/03_research/research_PAF_23/Sprint0:_Research.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -# Sprint 0: Research Samuel Kühnel - -## Pylot - -## Planning - -- 4 different options -- **Waypoint Planner**: Auto follows predefined waypoints. It recognizes traffic lights and stops at obstacles, but cannot avoid them -- **Freenet-Optimal-Trajecotry-Planner**: CPP code with Python wrapper ([GitHub](https://github.com/erdos-project/frenet_optimal_trajectory_planner)) -→ Predefined line that is used for orientation → Can avoid obstacles! -- **RRT\*-Planner**: RRT* algorithm to plan the path ([GitHub](https://github.com/erdos-project/rrt_star_planner)) - - Creates random nodes - - Adds nodes to the graph that are not blocked by objects on the road - - Generally terminates as soon as a node is found in the target area - - RRT*: Searches for the shortest path -- **Hybrid A\* planner**: Hybrid A* algorithm for route planning ([GitHub](https://github.com/erdos-project/hybrid_astar_planner)) - - Calculates the shortest path between two nodes from a graph - - Similar to Dijkstra's algorithm - - Nodes are estimated based on their costs and promising nodes are selected first - - Hybrid A* algorithm: Not always optimal solution, but in the neighborhood of the optimal solution. - -## PAF 21-2 - -### Perception - -### Obstacle detection - -- Detect objects via semantic lidar sensor -- Provides x and y coordinates, as well as distance value -- Additional information on position change in a time interval → Calculation of speed possible -- Detects the object and returns either the value "Vehicle" or "Pedestrian" - -### TrafficLightDetection - -![diagramm.png](https://github.com/ll7/paf21-2/raw/main/docs/imgs/trafficlightdetection_diagram.jpg) - -- **FusionCamera** saves images from **RGBCamera** and **DepthCamera** with timestamp and then synchronizes with **SegmentationCamera** -- Neural network based on [ResNet18](https://pytorch.org/hub/pytorch_vision_resnet/) (predefined PyTorch network) -- Generally only traffic lights up to 100m distance -- Canny algorithm to filter contours - -### Problems and solutions - -- Red background distorts traffic light phase detection → **Solution**: Narrow section of the traffic light image for phase detection -- Yellow painted traffic lights distort traffic light phase detection → **Solution**: Filter out red and green sections beforehand using masks and convert remaining image to grayscale and add masks again. -- **Problem without solution**: European traffic lights can sometimes not be recognized at the stop line. - -## Resumee - -### Perception - -- Status quo: LIDAR Sensor and Big Neural Network -- Possible focus: Using smaller (pretrained) models to improve overall performance fast -- Taking known issues into account - -### Planning - -- Currently decision tree for evaluating the current position -- Trying out different heuristics → already given as repo