Title :
A navigation system framework for a semi-autonomous mobile robot
Author :
Regalbuto, M.A. ; Fisher, P.B. ; Adnan, S. ; Norwood, J.D. ; Weiland, P.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
A description is given of a project which is aimed at developing a mobile robotic aid for the severely motor handicapped. The ultimate objective is to produce a system which can accomplish a desired task semi-autonomously, i.e. given only simple high-level commands from a user. An essential component of such a system is a facility for guiding the robot within a household environment. Toward this end, a series of navigation and path-planning routines have been developed using artificial-intelligence search techniques within a LISP programming environment.<>
Keywords :
handicapped aids; mobile robots; LISP programming environment; artificial-intelligence search techniques; handicapped aid; household environment; navigation system framework; path-planning routines; semi-autonomous mobile robot; severely motor handicapped; simple high-level commands;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95355
