Coverage-mapping method based on a hardware model for mobile-robot positioning in intelligent spaces

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 266-282

  Martin Gorostiza, Ernesto ^a   Meca, Fco Javier ^a   Galilea, José Luis Lázaro ^a   Martos Naya, Eduardo ^b   Naranjo, Fernando B ^a   Esteban, Óscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coverage mapping; Infrared (IR); Intelligent spaces; Local positioning system (LPS); Mobile robotics; Positioning

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; COVERAGE MAP; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE SHIFTS; GLOBAL MODELS; HARDWARE MODELS; IN-PHASE; INFRARED SIGNAL; INTELLIGENT SPACES; INTENSITY MODULATION AND DIRECT DETECTIONS; LOCAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; LOCAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (LPS); MAPPING METHOD; MOBILE ROBOTIC; PHASE SHIFT MEASUREMENT; ROBOT POSITIONING; THRESHOLD LEVELS; WIRELESS CHANNEL;

GENE EXPRESSION; MAPPING; PHASE MATCHING; PHASE SHIFT; ROBOTICS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ROBOTS;

EID: 76149125763     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2009.2023146     Document Type: Article

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