SPIRAL: A novel biologically-inspired algorithm for gas/odor source localization in an indoor environment with no strong airflow

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-402

  Ferri, Gabriele ^a,b   Caselli, Emanuele ^a,b   Mattoli, Virgilio ^b   Mondini, Alessio ^b   Mazzolai, Barbara ^b   Dario, Paolo ^b  

^a IMT SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES LUCCA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio inspired algorithm; Gas source localization; Indoor monitoring

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; MONITORING; ROBOTICS;

AIR FLOW MEASUREMENTS; BIO-INSPIRED ALGORITHM; GAS DISTRIBUTIONS; GAS SOURCE LOCALIZATION; GAS SOURCES; GAS/ODOR SOURCE LOCALIZATIONS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS; INDOOR MONITORING; INTERMITTENCY; MEAN FLOWS;

GASES;

EID: 61549083743     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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