DocumentCode
1908109
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
fYear
1988
fDate
24-29 Apr 1988
Firstpage
1236
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Robotics and Automation, 1988. Proceedings., 1988 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-0852-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ROBOT.1988.12230
Filename
12230
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