Obstacle avoidance of a mobile robot using low-cost ultrasonic sensors with wide beam angle

Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1102-1107

  Choi, Yun Kyu ^a   Choi, Woo Soo ^a   Song, Jae Bok ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anisotropic ultrasonic sensor; Mobile robot; Obstacle avoidance; Probability based local map

Indexed keywords

AVOID OBSTACLES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; IR SENSOR; LASER SCANNER; LOCAL MAP; LOW COSTS; LOW-COST SENSORS; MAPPING TECHNIQUES; RANGE DATA; RANGE INFORMATION; RANGE SENSORS; SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS; SERVICE ROBOTS; WIDE BEAM;

ANISOTROPY; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; MOBILE ROBOTS; SENSORS;

ULTRASONIC SENSORS;

EID: 84860260137     PISSN: 19765622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5302/J.ICROS.2009.15.11.1102     Document Type: Article

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