Extended Monte Carlo algorithm to collaborate distributed sensors for mobile robot localization

2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1647-1652

  Zhiwei, Liang ^a   Xudong, Ma ^a   Xianzhong, Dai ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Detection model; Distributed sensors; Environmental camera; Monte Carlo localization

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOMIMETICS; CAMERAS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOBILE ROBOTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; SENSORS;

DETECTION MODEL; DETECTION MODELS; DISTRIBUTED SENSORS; ENVIRONMENTAL CAMERA; ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS; INDOOR OFFICE ENVIRONMENT; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; KNOWN ENVIRONMENTS; MOBILE ROBOT LOCALIZATION; MONTE CARLO ALGORITHMS; MONTE CARLO LOCALIZATION; PROBABILISTIC ALGORITHMS; REAL ROBOTS; ROBOT DETECTION; ROBOT LOCALIZATION; SENSOR DATA;

ROBOTS;

EID: 49249112786     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBIO.2007.4522412     Document Type: Conference Paper

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