Title :
A new localization system for autonomous robots
Author :
Hernández, Sergio ; Morales, Carlos A. ; Torres, Jesus M. ; Acosta, Leopoldo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Electron. & Syst., Univ. de La Laguna, Spain
Abstract :
A low cost system for mobile robots indoor localization is presented. The system is composed of an emitter located on a wall and a receptor at the top of the robot. The emitter is a laser pointer acting like a beacon, and the receptor is a cylinder made by 32 independent photovoltaic cells. The robot´s position and orientation are obtained from the times of impact of the laser on each cell.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; mobile robots; optical tracking; position control; autonomous robots; beacon; emitter; indoor localization; laser impact; laser pointer; mobile robots; photovoltaic cells; receptor; robot orientation; robots position; Costs; Filtering; Kalman filters; Mobile robots; Navigation; Photodetectors; Photovoltaic cells; Physics; Position measurement; Robot sensing systems;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2003. Proceedings. ICRA '03. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7736-2
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2003.1241821
