Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 578406, 20 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/578406
Research Article

Design and Lyapunov Stability Analysis of a Fuzzy Logic Controller for Autonomous Road Following

Yi Fu, Howard Li, and Mary Kaye

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3, Canada

Received 14 September 2009; Accepted 27 January 2010

Academic Editor: Irina N. Trendafilova

Copyright © 2010 Yi Fu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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