A low-cost localization method in autonomous vehicle by applying light detection and ranging technology

Abstract

The autonomous platform uses global positioning system (GPS) to localize the vehicle. In addition, light detection and ranging (LIDAR) and the high precision camera help to identify the turns in the road. The proposed system can help to determine the road turns with higher accuracy without utilizing LIDAR and high-precision camera technology. This research aims to implement a cost-effective simultaneous localization system that can reduce the cost by half for any autonomous vehicle. The existing system is more complex due to the inclusion of LIDAR technology. In contrast, the proposed approach uses beacon communication between vehicles and infrastructure and long-range (LoRa) for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communication. The simulation result illustrates that the proposed approach provides better performance.