Mobile robot localization based on Ultra-Wide-Band ranging: A particle filter approach

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 496-507

  Gonzalez J ^a   Blanco, J L ^a   Galindo, C ^a   Ortiz de Galisteo, A ^a   Fernandez Madrigal J A ^a   Moreno, F A ^a   Martinez J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mobile robot localization; Particle filter; Sensor characterization; Ultra Wide Band

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; MOBILE ROBOTS; NONLINEAR FILTERING; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; SENSORS;

EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MOBILE ROBOT LOCALIZATION; MULTI-PATH EFFECTS; ODOMETRY; OFFSET ERRORS; PARTICLE FILTER; PLANAR ROBOTS; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; RADIO TECHNOLOGIES; RANGE MEASUREMENTS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURES; SIMILAR SOLUTIONS; TRILATERATION; ULTRA-WIDE-BAND;

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 63149198735     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2008.10.022     Document Type: Article

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