Low level controller for a POMDP based on WiFi observations

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 132-145

  Sotelo, M A ^a   Ocana M ^a   Bergasa, L M ^a   Flores, R ^a   Marron M ^a   Garcia M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lateral control strategy; Partially observable markov decision process; WiFi signal measure; WiFi based robot navigation system

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

LATERAL CONTROL STRATEGY; PARTIALLY OBSERVABLE MARKOV DECISION PROCESS; WIFI SIGNAL MEASURE; WIFI-BASED ROBOT NAVIGATION SYSTEMS;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

EID: 33846197469     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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