Fuzzy maps: A new tool for mobile robot perception and planning

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-197

  Oriolo, Giuseppe ^a   Ulivi, Giovanni ^b   Vendittelli, Marilena ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION PLANNING; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; RANGE FINDERS; SENSORS; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT;

EXTEROCEPTIVE SENSORY SYSTEM; FUZZY MAPS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0031104534     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4563(199703)14:3<179::AID-ROB3>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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