Title
An autonomous robot navigation system - integrating environmental mapping, path planning, localisation and motion control.
Abstract
This paper describes an autonomous robot vehicle which can navigate through an initially unknown obstacle field to a nominated goal or systematically map its working environment. The navigation system uses combined ultrasonic beacon/odometry based localisation, optical range finders for environmental mapping, an A* path planning procedure and continuous motion control. The computational support is divided between a graphics workstation 'home base' and a PC hosted transputer array on-board. The integration of all the subsystems cited above has been achieved and many successful navigation experiments completed. Possible further developments which would enhance the capabilities of the system are also discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
1993
10.1017/S0263574700019196
ROBOTICA
Keywords
DocType
Volume
ROBOT NAVIGATION,PATH PLANNING,AUTONOMOUS ROBOT
Journal
11
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
2
0263-5747
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.05
2
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
J. M. Badcock161.43
J. A. Dun251.05
K. jay351.05
Lindsay Kleeman4185.08
R. A. Jarvisb551.05