Relative localization and communication module for small-scale multi-robot systems

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 188-193

  Pugh, Jim ^a   Martinoli, Alcherio ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANGE FINDERS; SIMULATORS;

REAL ROBOTS; RELATIVE LOCALIZATION; ROBOTIC SIMULATOR;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 33845625077     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2006.1641182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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