Ultrasonic data fusion as a function of robot velocity

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2905, Issue , 1996, Pages 114-126

  Murphy, Robin R ^a   Gomes, Kevin ^a   Hershberger, Dave ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Dempster Shafer; Map making; Mobile robots; Occupancy grid; Sensor fusion; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

FORMAL LOGIC; MOBILE AGENTS; MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; SENSOR DATA FUSION; SENSORS; ULTRASONICS;

BEAM WIDTHS; CLEMENTINE; DEMPSTER-SHAFER; DESIRABLE PROPERTIES; HIGH SPEEDS; NUMBER OF GRIDS; OBSTACLE AVOIDANCES; OCCUPANCY GRID; PLACE RECOGNITIONS; POOR PERFORMANCES; ROBOT VELOCITIES; SENSOR FUSION; SENSOR READINGS; SHAFER THEORIES; ULTRASONIC DATUMS;

DATA FUSION;

EID: 0008545778     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.256322     Document Type: Conference Paper

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