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Robot positioning and the global navigation satellite system

Ashkenazi, Vidal; Park, David; Dumville, Mark - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 27 (2000) 6, pp. 419-426

positioning system of navigation satellites (GPS) is followed by an introduction to Galileo, the European project on the …

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Combining configuration space and occupancy grid for robot navigation

Bräunl, Thomas; Tay, Nicholas - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 28 (2001) 3, pp. 233-241

This article introduces a map generation algorithm that combines configuration space and occupancy grid approaches. This algorithm is suitable for a mobile robot system with local sensors for positioning. Global positioning is not required. The algorithm will generate a driving path for the...

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A navigation system for wheelchairs

Kusuda, Yoshihiro - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 30 (2003) 2, pp. 162-165

A Tokyo based video and image processing equipment manufacturer, For‐A Ltd has been developing a new navigation system … for wheelchairs. The new system not only provides navigation information to wheelchair users via cellular phone network … Tokyo International Airport. In the future, this approach would also be useful for automatic navigation for mobile robots …

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Positioning errors consideration for indoor mobile robot design

Louchene, Ahmed; Eddine Bouguechal, Nour - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 30 (2003) 2, pp. 170-176

This paper deals with the design and implementation of an improved localization method. The study presented in this paper focuses on the displacement and heading errors. The technique proposed improves considerably on dead reckoning methods by reducing the systematic and non‐systematic errors....

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CLAWAR highlights research progress on climbing and walking robots

Kochan, Anna - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 32 (2005) 2, pp. 112-116

Purpose – Aims to review the CLAWAR 2004 conference on climbing and walking robots. Design …. Findings – The CLAWAR conference covered every aspect of climbing and walking robots including design, locomotion, navigation …

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Automatic construction of 2D and 3D models during robot inspection

Gramegna, Tommaso; Cicirelli, Grazia; Attolico, Giovanni; … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 33 (2006) 5, pp. 387-393

building using a laser range scanner, autonomous navigation and 3D reconstruction of the areas of particular interest. …

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Science crew operations and utility testbed

Rochlis, J.; Delgado, F.; Graham, J. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 33 (2006) 6, pp. 443-450

, autonomous point‐to‐point navigation, obstacle avoidance, human tracking and following, gesture recognition and onboard suit …, stereo‐vision human tracking and following, gesture recognition and autonomous driving and navigation. …

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A multi‐stage matching algorithm for mobile robot navigation

Hou, Jian; Qi, Nai M.; Zhang, Hong - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 1, pp. 54-59

Purpose – Stereo vision is an attractive perception technique for mobile robots navigation. Stereo matching is a …. However, if used for real‐time navigation, it still needs the assistance of specialized hardware or window selection technique … can be used for the navigation of planetary rover or other outdoor mobile robots. Originality/value – The paper provides a …

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Laser‐based corridor detection for reactive navigation

Larsson, Johan; Broxvall, Mathias; Saffiotti, Alessandro - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 1, pp. 69-79

and analyse an algorithm that can be used as a part of an infrastructure‐free reactive navigation system for autonomous … navigation is to combine reactive behaviours for tunnel following, with topological localization. To assess the reliability and … autonomous navigation, functionality to detect and turn at intersections also needs to be developed. Practical implications …

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The robust construction of a generalized Voronoi graph (GVG) using partial range data for guide robots

Ahn, Sunghwan; Lett Doh, Nakju; Kyun Chung, Wan; Yep … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 3, pp. 259-265

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe research to enable a robust navigation of guide robots in erratic … discrimination method by using an adaptive sensor matching method. The other is a robot navigation technique with partial sensor … information. Findings – A successful navigation was implemented in erratic environments using partial sensor information …

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