Title :
Infra-red location system for navigation of autonomous vehicles
Author :
McGillem, Clare D. ; Rappaport, Theodore S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
A beacon method for locating autonomous vehicles in a flexible manufacturing environment is presented, and typical positioning errors of such a method are computed. Data obtained from an experimental beacon navigation system support the analytical results which indicate excellent positioning accuracy is possible over a large workspace, and that unlike dead reckoning systems, navigation errors are dependent solely upon the vehicle´s position in the workspace and not the distance traveled
Keywords :
computerised navigation; flexible manufacturing systems; industrial robots; position control; vehicles; FMS environment; IR location system; autonomous vehicles; beacon navigation; computerised navigation; industrial robots; positioning errors; Automotive engineering; Dead reckoning; Equations; Geometry; Goniometers; Intelligent manufacturing systems; Mobile robots; Navigation; Position measurement; Remotely operated vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1988. Proceedings., 1988 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0852-8
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1988.12230
