Optimal road selection by using genetic algorithm and simultaneous location and mapping in autonomous vehicles

Significant progress has been made in autonomous systems in the light of technological advances and accumulated knowledge to date. In this way, autonomous systems, collision avoidance, traffic sign detection, mapping and so on. It can perform numerous intelligent functions. The most challenging problem of real-time autonomous vehicles is that the vehicle can perform self-mapping and location operations. Optimized location application using Genetic Algorithm (GA) is expected to increase driving safety for autonomous vehicles. This study focuses on a laser-based localization and mapping technique. In the system, a virtual test environment was established and experiments were performed on an autonomous vehicle. Within the scope of the study, virtual machines were created and Linux operating system was installed on them. Then, TurtleBot3 was installed in these virtual machines in ROS environment and a map was obtained by localizing the interior. This map is used to find the shortest distances by genetic algorithm. As a result of the observations, it was concluded that the robot in the simulation environment can go to the desired position with high performance.