Object tracking using mobile tracking stations

Tracking mobile objects can present many challenges, especially when they are autonomous or semi-autonomous and may move unpredictably. Many of these issues can be mitigated using mobile tracking stations mounted on robots under the user´s direct control. These mobile tracking stations are controlled to remain in the formation that yields the best position estimate of the tracked object. Santa Clara University´s Robotics Systems Laboratory has performed three studies that show this to be a feasible and efficacious method that is ready to transition from laboratory to real world trials.