Reliable people detection using range and intensity data from multiple layers of laser range finders on a mobile robot

International Journal of Social Robotics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-186

  Carballo, Alexander ^a   Ohya, Akihisa ^a   Yuta, Shin'ichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaboost; Laser reflection intensity; Multi layered laser range finder; People detection; Sensor fusion

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BOOSTING; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; LASER RESONATORS; MOBILE ROBOTS; RADAR EQUIPMENT; SEPARATION; SOCIAL ROBOTS;

CLUTTERED ENVIRONMENTS; INTELLIGENT ENVIRONMENT; LASER RANGE FINDERS; LASER REFLECTION; MULTI-LAYERED SYSTEMS; PEOPLE DETECTION; POSITION ESTIMATION; SENSOR FUSION;

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS;

EID: 84857577903     PISSN: 18754791     EISSN: 18754805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12369-010-0086-3     Document Type: Article

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