A sensor placement algorithm for a mobile robot inspection planning

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 329-353

  Faigl, Jan ^a   Kulich, Miroslav ^a   Přeučil, Libor ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Art gallery problem; Inspection path planning; Mobile robotics; Sensor placement

Indexed keywords

ART GALLERY PROBLEM; FEASIBLE SOLUTION; INSPECTION PLANNING; MOBILE ROBOT INSPECTION; MOBILE ROBOTIC; OVERALL QUALITY; PATH PLANNING PROBLEMS; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; RANDOMIZATION PROCESS; RANDOMIZED APPROACH; REAL ENVIRONMENTS; SENSOR PLACEMENT; SOLUTION PROCESS; SUB-PROBLEMS;

ALGORITHMS; INSPECTION; MOBILE ROBOTS; MOTION PLANNING; SENSORS;

ROBOT PROGRAMMING;

EID: 79960153450     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-010-9449-0     Document Type: Article

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