An integrated triangulation laser scanner for obstacle detection of miniature mobile robots in indoor environment

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 778-783

  Fu, Guoqiang ^a   Corradi, Paolo ^a   Menciassi, Arianna ^a   Dario, Paolo ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Indoor navigation; laser scanner; miniature mobile robot; triangulation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS ROBOT; GEOMETRICAL FEATURES; INDOOR APPLICATIONS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INDOOR NAVIGATION; LASER SCANNER; LASER SENSOR; LOW POWER; MEASUREMENT RANGE; MINIATURE MOBILE ROBOT; MINIATURE MOBILE ROBOTS; OBSTACLE DETECTION; OPTIMAL CONFIGURATIONS; SPATIAL CONSTRAINTS; TRIANGULATION LASERS; UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENTS;

LASER APPLICATIONS; MOBILE ROBOTS; NAVIGATION; OBSTACLE DETECTORS; SENSORS; TRIANGULATION;

SCANNING;

EID: 79956161229     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2010.2084582     Document Type: Article

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