Dynamic Multi-Sensor Data Fusion System for Intelligent Robots

IEEE Journal on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 386-396

  Luo, Ren C ^a   Lin, Min Hsiung ^a   Scherp, Ralph S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL, MECHANICAL VARIABLES; ROBOTICS - VISION SYSTEMS; SENSORS - APPLICATIONS;

EYE-IN-HAND VISION; MULTI-SENSOR DATA FUSION SYSTEM; OVERHEAD VISION; SENSOR DATA FUSION SYSTEM; SLIPSENSING DEVIES;

ROBOTS, INDUSTRIAL;

EID: 0024065981     PISSN: 08824967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/56.802     Document Type: Article

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