In this article, a dynamic feedback (DF)-based dynamic event-triggered (DET) control method for unknown nonaffine systems (UNSs) is developed by using reinforcement learning (RL). Through introducing a DF signal as a virtual control input, the UNS is augmented into a partially unknown affine system (PUAS). Subsequently, by designing a novel cost function that reflects the system states, and the actual and virtual control inputs, the DET optimal control (OC) problem of UNS is transformed into a DET OC problem of PUAS. To relax the requirement of PUAS dynamics, a neural network (NN)-based observer is established by using the measured system data. Moreover, a novel DET condition is established based on the static event-triggered (SET) rule, and the relationship of the triggering interval between SET and DET is revealed. In order to solve the DET Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation (HJBE), a critic NN is constructed with the concurrent learning method to release the persistence of excitation (PE) condition. Furthermore, according to Lyapunov’s direct method, the stability of the closed-loop system is guaranteed under the developed DF-based DET control strategy. Finally, simulation results of two examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the present DF-based DET method.

Accurate and robust localization remains a significant challenge for autonomous vehicles. The cost of sensors and limitations in local computational efficiency make it difficult to scale to large commercial applications. Traditional vision-based approaches focus on texture features that are susceptible to changes in lighting, season, perspective, and appearance. Additionally, the large storage size of maps with descriptors and complex optimization processes hinder system performance. To balance efficiency and accuracy, we propose a novel lightweight visual semantic localization algorithm that employs stable semantic features instead of low-level texture features. First, semantic maps are constructed offline by detecting semantic objects, such as ground markers, lane lines, and poles, using cameras or LiDAR sensors. Then, online visual localization is performed through data association of semantic features and map objects. We evaluated our proposed localization framework in the publicly available KAIST Urban dataset and in scenarios recorded by ourselves. The experimental results demonstrate that our method is a reliable and practical localization solution in various autonomous driving localization tasks.