Ivan Petrović

Bio: Ivan Petrović is an academic researcher from University of Zagreb. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mobile robot & Motion planning. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 248 publications receiving 3002 citations. Previous affiliations of Ivan Petrović include Czech Technical University in Prague & University of Toronto.

Stereo dense depth tracking based on optical flow using frames and events

Abstract: Event cameras are biologically inspired sensors that asynchronously detect brightness changes in the scene independently for each pixel. Their output is a stream of events which is reported with a ...

Moving objects detection using a thermal Camera and IMU on a vehicle

Abstract: In this paper we present a novel algorithm for moving object detection in thermal images taken by a moving thermal camera. It allows a detection of moving objects in thermal images of low quality without imposing restrictions on the temperature and/or shape of the object. The main assumption required for good performance of the algorithm is that the transversal movement of the vehicle will not produce significant change in the optical flow of the static objects in the scene between two consecutive image frames. Our algorithm does not use any temperature thresholds and works well in urban environments detecting moving humans and other moving objects as well. To achieve this we use fusion of an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a thermal camera. First we use IMU data to compensate for rotational movements of the thermal camera between two consecutive thermal images. Then we differentiate those images and filter the resulting image based on dense optical flow calculated using Farneback technique. After that moving objects are detected and further filtering is applied using random sampling consensus algorithm based on optical flow model.

Estimation and Prediction in Load frequency Control

Abstract: Many controllers designed for load-frequency control (LFC) in power system are based on the knowledge of system state, which is generally not measured. This paper presents a method for estimation of disturbance and system state in LFC. In power systems, measurement signals and control signals are transmitted over long distances between controller and power units what introduces large time delays in the system. Therefore, a state prediction method to overcome the effects of the time delay is presented here. A power system consisting of three interconnected areas represented by thermal power units is simulated. Simulation results of state and disturbance estimation and also state prediction are shown here.

Comparison of the self-tuning generalized predictive controller and pole placement controller

Abstract: The basic principles of the self-tuning generalized predictive controller (GPC) and the self-tuning pole placement controller are presented. A laboratory shell-and-tube heat exchanger is used to test the properties of the presented controllers. The self-tuning GPC were compared with the self-tuning pole placement controller regarding their parameter adjustment complexity, reference and disturbance step responses and robustness to differences between the real process and its mathematical model.

I and i

Abstract: There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality. Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

Coverage control for mobile sensing networks

Abstract: This paper presents control and coordination algorithms for groups of vehicles. The focus is on autonomous vehicle networks performing distributed sensing tasks where each vehicle plays the role of a mobile tunable sensor. The paper proposes gradient descent algorithms for a class of utility functions which encode optimal coverage and sensing policies. The resulting closed-loop behavior is adaptive, distributed, asynchronous, and verifiably correct.

Adaptive Control

Abstract: This book, written by two major figures in adaptive control, provides a wealth of material for researchers, practitioners, and students. While some researchers in adaptive control may note the absence of a particular topic, the book‘s scope represents a high-gain instrument. It can be used by designers of control systems to enhance their work through the information on many new theoretical developments, and can be used by mathematical control theory specialists to adapt their research to practical needs. The book is strongly recommended to anyone interested in adaptive control.

A Review of Motion Planning Techniques for Automated Vehicles

Abstract: Intelligent vehicles have increased their capabilities for highly and, even fully, automated driving under controlled environments. Scene information is received using onboard sensors and communication network systems, i.e., infrastructure and other vehicles. Considering the available information, different motion planning and control techniques have been implemented to autonomously driving on complex environments. The main goal is focused on executing strategies to improve safety, comfort, and energy optimization. However, research challenges such as navigation in urban dynamic environments with obstacle avoidance capabilities, i.e., vulnerable road users (VRU) and vehicles, and cooperative maneuvers among automated and semi-automated vehicles still need further efforts for a real environment implementation. This paper presents a review of motion planning techniques implemented in the intelligent vehicles literature. A description of the technique used by research teams, their contributions in motion planning, and a comparison among these techniques is also presented. Relevant works in the overtaking and obstacle avoidance maneuvers are presented, allowing the understanding of the gaps and challenges to be addressed in the next years. Finally, an overview of future research direction and applications is given.

SeqSLAM : visual route-based navigation for sunny summer days and stormy winter nights

Abstract: Learning and then recognizing a route, whether travelled during the day or at night, in clear or inclement weather, and in summer or winter is a challenging task for state of the art algorithms in computer vision and robotics. In this paper, we present a new approach to visual navigation under changing conditions dubbed SeqSLAM. Instead of calculating the single location most likely given a current image, our approach calculates the best candidate matching location within every local navigation sequence. Localization is then achieved by recognizing coherent sequences of these “local best matches”. This approach removes the need for global matching performance by the vision front-end - instead it must only pick the best match within any short sequence of images. The approach is applicable over environment changes that render traditional feature-based techniques ineffective. Using two car-mounted camera datasets we demonstrate the effectiveness of the algorithm and compare it to one of the most successful feature-based SLAM algorithms, FAB-MAP. The perceptual change in the datasets is extreme; repeated traverses through environments during the day and then in the middle of the night, at times separated by months or years and in opposite seasons, and in clear weather and extremely heavy rain. While the feature-based method fails, the sequence-based algorithm is able to match trajectory segments at 100% precision with recall rates of up to 60%.