Autonomous navigation of a mobile robot is a challenging task. Much work has been done in indoor navigation in the last decade. Fewer results have been obtained in outdoor robotics. Since the early 90's, the Global Positioning System (GPS) has been the main navigation system for ships and aircrafts. In open fields, satellite navigation gives absolute position accuracy. The absolute heading information is also obtained by satellite navigation when the mobile robot is in motion. However, the use of GPS satellite navigation is mainly restricted to open areas where at least three satellites can be seen. For example, mobile robots working in underground or deep open mines cannot use satellite navigation at all, and in forest or city areas, there are serious limitations to its use. Laser range finder technology has evolved remarkably over the last decade, and offers a fast and accurate method for environment modeling. Furthermore, it can be used to define robot position and heading relative to the environment. It is obvious that the use of several alternative sensors according to the environment will make the navigation system more flexible. Laser range finder technology is particularly suitable for indoors or feature rich outdoor environments. The goal of this thesis is to develop a multi sensor navigation system for unknown outdoor environments, and to verify the system with a service robot.
Adaptive Autonomous Navigation of Mobile Robots in Unknown Environments
2002
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Computers, Control & Information Theory , Robotics/Robots , Navigation, Guidance, & Control , Mobile robots , Autonomous navigation , Robots , Theses , Robotics , Navigation , Environments , Sensors , Foreign technology , Indoor navigation , Outdoor robotics , Global Positioning System (GPS) , Service robot
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