Mobile robot positioning: Sensors and techniques

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 231-249

  Borenstein, J ^a   Everett, H R ^b   Feng, L ^a   Wehe, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; POSITION MEASUREMENT; SENSORS;

ACTIVE BEACONS; AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES; LANDMARK NAVIGATION; MAGNETIC COMPASSES; MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION; MOBILE ROBOT POSITIONING; ODOMETRY;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0031119162     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4563(199704)14:4<231::AID-ROB2>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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