A fuzzy-braitenberg navigation strategy for differential drive mobile robots

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-124

  Yang, X ^a   Patel, R V ^a   Moallem, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Braitenberg vehicle; Differential mobile robot; Fuzzy logic; Navigation system; Unknown environment

Indexed keywords

BRAITENBERG VEHICLE; DIFFERENTIAL MOBILE ROBOT; UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENT;

ALGORITHMS; FUZZY SETS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; MOBILE ROBOTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSORS;

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33749635480     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-006-9055-3     Document Type: Article

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