Title :
Design of the mechanics and sensor system of an autonomous all-terrain robot platform
Author :
Pietikainen, Aku ; Tikanmaki, Antti ; Roning, Juha
Author_Institution :
Robot. Group, Univ. of Oulu, Oulu
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of an all-terrain wheeled robotic vehicle. The robot is tele-supervised containing several semi-autonomous and autonomous functionalities. The human operator´s role is more like giving directions and targets for the robot rather that directly driving the robot. Navigating in an uncharted and non-structured environment presents a great challenge for a mobile autonomous robot in terms of obstacle detection and route navigation. The outdoor weather conditions also pose several challenges for the configuration of the robot´s sensors and mechanics. The focus on this paper is on the design of the sensor system and the mechanics of the robot.
Keywords :
collision avoidance; control system synthesis; mobile robots; sensors; telerobotics; autonomous all-terrain robot platform; autonomous functionalities; obstacle detection; robot sensors; route navigation; semi autonomous functionalities; sensor system design; Intelligent robots; Mobile robots; Multirobot systems; Navigation; Orbital robotics; Remotely operated vehicles; Robot sensing systems; Robot vision systems; Robotics and automation; Sensor systems;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2008. ICRA 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1646-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1050-4729
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2008.4543561