Information centric approach to heterogeneous multi-sensor integration for robotic applications

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-280

  Bruder, Stephen B H ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; MOTION PLANNING; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS;

REGISTRATION; ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS;

SENSOR DATA FUSION;

EID: 0033620267     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8890(98)00057-8     Document Type: Article

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