Title :
Automatic mapping for an indoor mobile robot assistant using RFID and laser scanner
Author :
Lin, Hung-Hsing ; Tsai, Ching-Chih ; Hu, Ssu-Min ; Chang, Hsu-Yang
Author_Institution :
Nat. Chung Hsing Univ., Taichung
Abstract :
This paper presents an automatic mapping method of an indoor mobile robot assistant for the elderly people. Mapping based on the minimalistic environmental model is accomplished automatically by using a laser scanner which works at 500 K baud rate, and a RFID which is adopted to initialize robot´s initial posture in real time. Numerous simulations and experimental results are performed to illustrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed methods.
Keywords :
mobile robots; optical scanners; radiofrequency identification; RFID; automatic mapping method; elderly people; indoor mobile robot assistant; laser scanner; minimalistic environmental model; robot initial posture; Coupling circuits; Data mining; Indoor environments; Iterative algorithms; Mobile robots; RFID tags; Radiofrequency identification; Senior citizens; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Waste management; Automatic mapping; iterative-end-point-fit -algorithm; least-squares algorithm; metric;
Conference_Titel :
SICE, 2007 Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Takamatsu
Print_ISBN :
978-4-907764-27-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-907764-27-2
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.2007.4421334
