High accuracy mobile robot positioning using external large volume metrology instruments

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 484-492

  Wang, Z ^a   Liang, M ^a   Maropoulos, P G ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

automated guided vehicle; iGPS; laser tracker; metrology

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLES; MEASUREMENT; NAVIGATION; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES; IGPS; LASER TRACKER; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; METROLOGY INSTRUMENTS; MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION; NAVIGATION ALGORITHMS; OMNIDIRECTIONAL ROBOTS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 79957500158     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2011.554868     Document Type: Conference Paper

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