Physical path planning using a pervasive embedded network

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 741-746

  O'Hara, Keith J ^a   Walker, Daniel B ^a   Balch, Tucker R ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Multirobot systems; Path planning; Sensor networks

Indexed keywords

MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS; DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS; EMBEDDED NETWORKS; OPTIMAL PATHS; PATH PLANNING; REAL WORLD; RELATIVE POSITIONING; STATIC ENVIRONMENTS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 46349110315     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2008.919303     Document Type: Article

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