Application of a service climbing robot with motion planning and visual sensing

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 189-199

  Zhu, Jian ^a   Sun, Dong ^a   Tso, Shiu Kit ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER VISION; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; MOTION PLANNING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; TALL BUILDINGS; VIDEO CAMERAS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

GLASS WALL; OMNIDIRECTIONAL CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE CAMERA; SERVICE CLIMBING ROBOT; VISUAL SENSING;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0037397755     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.10080     Document Type: Article

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