Sensors and Sensor Fusion Technology in Autonomous Vehicles

Dear Colleagues,

Autonomous (self-driving) vehicles are one of the most significant trends in research and development, with several major automotive companies, research centers, and academic institutions regularly contributing to this field. Sensors (such as cameras, radars, lidars, sonars, global positioning systems or GPSs, inertial measurement units or IMUs, and wheel odometry) collect data that are analyzed by an on-board processor and used to control the speed, steering, and brakes of vehicles. Vehicle control systems may also use information collected by other cars and from environmental maps to make decisions.

As sensors are critical components, the fusion of the information from them and their proper interpretation, followed by the control of the vehicle, are paramount in autonomous driving. Researchers also understand that including more sensors in the sensor fusion system allows for the generation of more performing and robust solutions, but higher costs and reliability problems are the disadvantages of this approach.

The current state of the art in this area includes several aspects, such as 3D object detection methods, moving object detection and tracking systems, occupancy grid mappings for navigation and localization in dynamic environments, data fusion, etc.

The main target of this Special Issue is to collect papers reviewing the state of the art and all significant breakthroughs occurring in these areas.

Dr. Stefano Quer
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sensors is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.