Simultaneous localization and map building for a team of cooperating robots: A set membership approach

IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 238-249

  Di Marco, Mauro ^a   Garulli, Andrea ^a   Giannitrapani, Antonio ^a   Vicino, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Localization; Map building; Multirobot systems; Set membership; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; TRACKING (POSITION);

COOPERATING ROBOTS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0037389231     PISSN: 1042296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRA.2003.808849     Document Type: Article

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