Initial localization for an indoor mobile robot using a laser range finder

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4573, Issue , 2001, Pages 168-177

  Xiang, Zhiyu ^a   Liu, Jilin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CLS; Global localization; Laser range finder; Mobile robots; Self localization

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; RANGE FINDERS; SENSORS; TRACKING (POSITION);

LASER RANGE FINDERS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0035766553     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.457441     Document Type: Conference Paper

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