A plume tracking algorithm based on crosswind formations

Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics

Volumn 83 STAR, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-102

  Lochmatter, Thomas ^a   Aydin Göl, Ebru ^a   Navarro, Iñaki ^b   Martinoli, Alcherio ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTI-ROBOT SYSTEMS; ODOR CONCENTRATIONS; PERFORMANCE GAIN; PLUME TRACKING; REAL ROBOT; RELATIVE POSE; ROBOT FORMATION; SYSTEMATIC EXPERIMENT; TEAM MEMBERS; WIND DIRECTION MEASUREMENT; WIND DIRECTIONS;

ALGORITHMS; TRACKING (POSITION);

ROBOTS;

EID: 84870760080     PISSN: 16107438     EISSN: 1610742X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32723-0_7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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