... The Andrew Autogyro Model 3ARG (Courtesy of [Andrew Corp].) 44 Part I Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning Table 2.1: Selected specifications for the Andrew Autogyro Navigator (Courtesy of [Andrew ... suitable formobilerobot applications In this section we introduce two such systems 2.3.6.1 The Andrew “Autogyro" Andrew Corp [ANDREW] offers the low-cost Autogyro, shown in Figure 2.11, for terrestrial ... gravity effects, quick start-up, and good sensitivity in terms of bias drift rate and the random walk coefficient Coil geometry is not critical, and no path length control is needed Some disadvantages...
... 7KH8QLYHUVLW\RI0LFKLJDQ Where am I? Sensors andMethodsforMobileRobot Positioning by J Borenstein , H R Everett2, and L Feng3 Contributing authors: S W Lee and R H Byrne Edited and compiled by J Borenstein ... many different mobilerobotcontrol interfaces The chip has proven to work reliably and accurately, and it is used on commercially available mobile robots, such as the TRC LabMate and HelpMate ... differential-drive mobilerobot (bottom view) 20 Part I Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning For completeness, we rewrite the well-known equations for odometry below (also, see [Klarer, 1988; Crowley and Reignier,...
... 7KH8QLYHUVLW\RI0LFKLJDQ Where am I? Sensors andMethodsforMobileRobot Positioning by J Borenstein , H R Everett2, and L Feng3 Contributing authors: S W Lee and R H Byrne Edited and compiled by J Borenstein ... many different mobilerobotcontrol interfaces The chip has proven to work reliably and accurately, and it is used on commercially available mobile robots, such as the TRC LabMate and HelpMate ... differential-drive mobilerobot (bottom view) 20 Part I Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning For completeness, we rewrite the well-known equations for odometry below (also, see [Klarer, 1988; Crowley and Reignier,...
... speeds to velocity components V x and V y in the reference frame of the vehicle are given by [Holland, 1983]: 26 Part I Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning Forward Motor Motor Top view of base ... odometry information An example is seen in the track drives popular with remote-controlled robots intended for explosive ordnance disposal Figure 1.18 shows the Remotec Andros V platform being ... formobile robots uses tracks instead of wheels This very special impledmin mentation of a differential drive is Track known as skid steering and is roufootprint tinely implemented in track form...
... The Andrew Autogyro Model 3ARG (Courtesy of [Andrew Corp].) 44 Part I Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning Table 2.1: Selected specifications for the Andrew Autogyro Navigator (Courtesy of [Andrew ... suitable formobilerobot applications In this section we introduce two such systems 2.3.6.1 The Andrew “Autogyro" Andrew Corp [ANDREW] offers the low-cost Autogyro, shown in Figure 2.11, for terrestrial ... gravity effects, quick start-up, and good sensitivity in terms of bias drift rate and the random walk coefficient Coil geometry is not critical, and no path length control is needed Some disadvantages...
... below, and discussed later in more detail a Propagation Speed Formobile robotics applications, changes in the propagation speed of electromagnetic energy are for the most part inconsequential and ... Placer 84 Part I Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning 3.3.3.1 Static test results Static testing was conducted at a surveyed location at Sandia National Laboratories' Robotic Vehicle Range (RVR) ... in the October and test.The plots of the static position error for each receiver are shown in Figure 3.11 A summary of the mean and standard deviation () of the position error for the different...
... illuminated surface Lenses for these cameras will be of the standard photographic varieties between 12 and 135 millimeters The shuttering 110 Part I Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning Laser Cone ... the laser beam across the scene, and a planar mirror whose back -and- forth nodding motion tilts the beam for a realizable field of view of 60 degrees in azimuth and 60 degrees in elevation The ... The range and video processor is responsible for controlling the laser transmission, activation of the scanning mechanism, detection of the returning 116 Part I Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning...
... absolute position and orientation of the robot xcalc, ycalc, calc = position and orientation of the robot as computed from odometry Robot Forward Preprogrammed square path, 4x4 m The path shown in ... al., 1994].) 132 Part II Systems andMethodsforMobileRobot Positioning 5.2 Measurement of Odometry Errors One important but rarely addressed difficulty in mobile robotics is the quantitative measurement ... fewer landmarks are needed for a given travel distance Many mapping and landmark matching algorithms (for example: [Gonzalez et al., 1992; Chenavier and Crowley, 1992]) assume that the robot...
... distance and angle between the robotand the landmark Landmark navigation is rather inaccurate when the robot is further away from the landmark A higher degree of accuracy is obtained only when the robot ... Part II Systems andMethodsforMobileRobot Positioning time Such a motion strategy is called exploration strategy, and it depends strongly on the kind of sensors used One example for a simple ... from [Hinkel and Knieriemen, 1988].) 192 Part II Systems andMethodsforMobileRobot Positioning Experiments show that this approach is Definition highly stable against noise, and even moving...
... Systems andMethodsforMobileRobot Positioning 8.3.1.3 Adams and von Flüe The work by Adams and von Flüe follows the work by Leonard and Durrant-Whyte [1990] in using an approach to mobilerobot ... andMethodsforMobileRobot Positioning environment The goal is to recognize the current locale and thus determine the workspace region in which the robot is present 330 8.3.2.3 Kortenkamp and ... selection and sensor fusion for specific applications and environments C Accurate and reliable algorithms for matching local maps to the stored map C Good error models of sensors androbot motion...
... Obstacle-Avoidance forMobile Robots.” IEEE Journal of Robotics and Automation, Vol 7, No 3., June, pp 278-288 40 Borenstein, J, and Koren, Y., 1991, "Histogramic In -motion Mapping forMobileRobot Obstacle ... for Stable Target Pursuit in Mobile Robotics.” Ph.D Thesis, Robotics Research Group, University of Oxford, U.K Adams, M et al., 1994, Controland Localisation of a Post Distributing Mobile Robot. ” ... Borenstein, J and Koren, Y., 1987, MotionControl Analysis of a Mobile Robot. ” Transactions of ASME, Journal of Dynamics, Measuremen and Control, Vol 109, No 2, pp t 73-79 38 Borenstein, J and Koren,...
... Manz, A., Green, D A., and Elgazzar, S., 1994, “Map Updating andPathPlanningfor Real-Time MobileRobot Navigation."1994 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '94) ... Navigation for Wheeled Vehicles.” Sandia Report SAND880540, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, April 172 Kleeman, L., 1992, “Optimal Estimation of Position and Heading forMobile Robots ... Kortenkamp, D and Weymouth, T., 1994, “Combining Sonar and Vision Sensing in the Construction and Use of Topological Maps forMobile Robots.” Submitted to the IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation...
... Ground-Based RF-Beacons and GPS 65 Sensors for Map-Based Positioning 95 PART II SYSTEMS ANDMETHODSFORMOBILEROBOT POSITIONING Chapter ... 52-54, 56, 258 Index 279 Bookmark Index Page PART I SENSORS FORMOBILEROBOT POSITIONING Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Sensors for Dead Reckoning 13 ... Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Odometry and Other Dead-Reckoning Methods Active Beacon Navigation Systems Landmark Navigation ...
... on Robotics and Automation, San Diego, CA, May 8-13, 1994, pp 30853090 Paper 52 Shoval, S., Borenstein, J., and Koren, Y., 1994f, "Mobile Robot Obstacle Avoidance in a Computerized Travel Aid for ... Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems," Monterey, California, February 5-10, 1995 Paper 59 Borenstein, J and Feng L., 1995b, "Correction of Systematic Dead-reckoning Errors in Mobile Robots." ... Errors in Mobile Robots." Presented at the 1995 SPIE Conference on Mobile Robots, Philadelphia, October 22-26, 1995 Tech Report Borenstein, J and Feng, L., 1994, "UMBmark — A Method for Measuring,...
... 3.6 Computed waveforms for sound source at the front 48 3.7 Computed waveforms for sound source at the back 48 xi List of Figures 3.8 The onset and amplitude for a sound source ... especially humans Audio and visual perceptions are the first requirement of this operation In this thesis, audio and visual perceptions formobile robots are investigated for the purpose of sensing ... Summary In this research, audio and visual perception formobile robots are investigated, which include passive sound localization mainly using acoustic sensors, and robust human detection using...
... Figure 13.Output motion field image 17 I Introduction Computer vision is a field that includes methodsfor acquiring, processing, analyzing, and understanding images and, in general, ... find the depth information for each motion vector by combining the time to contact computation and the robot s speed at the time the images are taken Using depth image computed, the robot knows what ... 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, I would like to say my special thanks to my supervisor Ph.D Le Thanh Ha for his encouragement, good teaching and good ideas I would have been lost...
... Part I: Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning Page Sensors for Dead-reckoning Heading Sensors Active Beacons Sensors for Map-based Positioning Part II: Systems andMethodsforMobileRobot Positioning ... many different mobilerobotcontrol interfaces The chip has proven to work reliably and accurately, and it is used on commercially available mobile robots, such as TRC LabMate and HelpMate The ... equation for minimal slippage is [Holland, 1983] A r' = B r Page 18 Part I: Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning Figure 1.10: The Denning Sentry (foreground)...
... Part I: Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning Page Sensors for Dead-reckoning Heading Sensors Active Beacons Sensors for Map-based Positioning Part II: Systems andMethodsforMobileRobot Positioning ... many different mobilerobotcontrol interfaces The chip has proven to work reliably and accurately, and it is used on commercially available mobile robots, such as TRC LabMate and HelpMate The ... equation for minimal slippage is [Holland, 1983] A r' = B r Page 18 Part I: Sensors forMobileRobot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning Figure 1.10: The Denning Sentry (foreground)...