Localization using triangulation in swarms of autonomous rescue robots

SSRR2007 - IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Stormont, Daniel P ^a   Kutiyanawala, Aliasgar ^a  

^a Utah State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous rescue robot; Localization; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; NAVIGATION; ROBOTICS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TRIANGULATION;

AUTONOMOUS RESCUE ROBOT; DISASTER SCENARIOS; FLOOR PLANS; LESSONS LEARNED; LOCALIZATION; NAVIGATIONAL AIDS; OUTDOOR NAVIGATIONS; ROBOT SWARMS; SET-UPS; SIMULATION RESULTS; UNSTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 47949128710     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SSRR.2007.4381290     Document Type: Conference Paper

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