The cost-effective GPS guided autonomous vehicle - a feasibility study based on Self-balancing Scooter

The GPS guided autonomous vehicle seems to be more and more popular in recent years. Not only for military and science purposes, but also for civil use. There were many events which catched people's eyes, for example, the Google's self-driving car project(2009~) and the noTonomy's self-driving taxi(2016~). On the other hand, due to the booming of mobile device, the GPS related function has been built in almost every smartphone (or pad). That is to say, with a suitable app installed, your phone becomes a capable GPS navigation device. In some recent researches, the smartphone has become the core control device of autonomous vehicle. Based on this idea, we have implemented a GPS guided autonomous vehicle based on Self-balancing Scooter with the least effort on mechanical modification. Using the smartphone as the main control device, the autonomous vehicle have accomplished the dedicated function: automated parcel delivery in campus. Eventually, we hope to suggest a cost-effective approach for developing autonomous vehicle.