Application of heuristic asymmetric mapping for mobile robot navigation using ultrasonic sensors

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-264

  Song, Kai Tai ^a   Chen, Chun Chieh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mobile robot; Navigation; Potential function; Sonar map

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT TESTING; HEURISTIC METHODS; MOTION PLANNING; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSORS; SONAR; TRANSDUCERS;

HEURISTIC ASYMMETRIC MAPPING; MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION; POTENTIAL FUNCTION; SPECULAR REFLECTIONS; TRANSDUCERS BEAM OPENING ANGLE; ULTRASONIC SENSORS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0030288255     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00339663     Document Type: Article

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