Graphical SLAM for outdoor applications

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 51-70

  Folkesson, John ^a   Christensen, Henrik I ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b Center for Autonomous Systems   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; DATA STRUCTURES; GRAPHIC METHODS; LASER APPLICATIONS;

FLEXIBLE DATA-ASSOCIATION; GRAPH REDUCTION;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 33947539988     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20174     Document Type: Article

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