Perception of an indoor robot workspace by using CTFM sonar imaging

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 4, Issue , 1998, Pages 2801-2806

  Politis, Z ^a   Probert, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustics; CTFM sonar; machine perception; map building; mobile robots

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; MOBILE ROBOTS; RANGE FINDING; SONAR; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ACOUSTIC IMAGING; SENSORS;

COMPLEX OBJECTS; INDOOR ROBOTS; MACHINE PERCEPTION; MAP BUILDING; ROBUST IDENTIFICATION; SONAR IMAGING; TIME OF FLIGHT;

REFLECTION; MOBILE ROBOTS;

SONAR IMAGING;

EID: 0031645820     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.1998.680475     Document Type: Conference Paper

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