On-line calibration of multiple LIDARs on a mobile vehicle platform

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 279-284

  Gao, Chao ^a   Spletzer, John R ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRINSIC CALIBRATION; GLOBAL MINIMA; INTERIOR POINT METHODS; MOBILE VEHICLE; NON-LINEAR METHODS; NONLINEAR CALIBRATION; NONLINEAR LEAST-SQUARES; ON-LINE CALIBRATION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PRIORI INFORMATION; SECOND-ORDER CONE PROGRAM;

OPTICAL RADAR; ROBOTICS;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 77955811528     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509880     Document Type: Conference Paper

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