Title :
Optimized motion strategies for cooperative localization of mobile robots
Author :
Trawny, Nikolas ; Barfoot, Timothy
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Flight Mechanics & Control, Stuttgart Univ., Germany
fDate :
26 April-1 May 2004
Abstract :
This work presents an approach to optimizing entire trajectories for a group of mobile robots that use one another as localization beacons. The cost function we seek to optimize is a measure of localization uncertainty (as opposed to distance travelled or time). Our initial findings show that, for example, it is possible to improve on the intuitive equilateral-triangle formation for three robots.
Keywords :
mobile robots; multi-robot systems; optimisation; cooperative localization; cost function; intuitive equilateral-triangle formation; localization beacons; mobile robots; motion strategy optimization; Cost function; Measurement uncertainty; Mobile robots; Orbital robotics; Position measurement; Robot localization; Robot sensing systems; Sensor systems; Space exploration; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8232-3
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1307285