The Reverse Monte Carlo localization algorithm

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 480-489

  Kose H ^a   Akin, H L ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Global localization; Markov localization; Monte Carlo localization; Robot soccer

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ROBOTICS; SENSORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GLOBAL LOCALIZATION; MARKOV LOCALIZATION; MONTE CARLO LOCALIZATION; ROBOT SOCCER;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 34247868994     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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