Signage system for the navigation of autonomous robots in indoor environments

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 680-688

  Corrales Paredes, Ana ^a   Malfaz, Maria ^a   Salichs, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autonomous robot; building automation; navigation; radio frequency identification (RFID); signage system; smart homes; social robot; wayfinding

Indexed keywords

BUILDING AUTOMATION; SIGNAGE SYSTEM; SMART HOMES; SOCIAL ROBOTS; WAY-FINDING;

AUTOMATION; COLLEGE BUILDINGS; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; NAVIGATION; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

ROBOTS;

EID: 84890958528     PISSN: 15513203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TII.2013.2246173     Document Type: Article

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