Kolski S. (Ed.) Mobile Robots: Perception & Navigation

Mammendorf: Advanced Robotic Systems International and pro literatur Verlag. – 2007. – 704 p. Mobile Robotics is an active research area where researchers from all over the world find new technologies to improve mobile robots intelligence and areas of application. Today robots navigate autonomously in office environments as well as outdoors. They show their ability to beside mechanical and electronic barriers in building mobile platforms, perceiving the environment and deciding on how to act in a given situation are crucial problems. In this book we focused on these two areas of mobile robotics, Perception and Navigation. This book gives a wide overview over different navigation techniques describing both navigation techniques dealing with local and control aspects of navigation as well es those handling global navigation aspects of a single robot and even for a group of robots. As not only this book shows, mobile robotics is a living and exciting field of research combining many different ideas and approaches to build mechatronical systems able to interact with their environment.Perception
Robot egomotion from the deformation of active contours
Visually Guided Robotics Using Conformal Geometric Computing
One approach to the Fusion of Inertial Navigation and Dynamic Vision
Sonar Sensor Interpretation and Infrared Image Fusion for Mobile Robotics
Obstacle Detection Based on Fusion Between Stereovision and 2D Laser Scanner
Optical Three-axis Tactile Sensor
Vision Based Tactile Sensor Using Transparent Elastic Fingertip for Dexterous Handling
Accurate color classification and segmentation for mobile robots
Intelligent Global Vision for Teams of Mobile Robots
Contour Extraction and Compression-Selected Topics
Navigation
Comparative Analysis of Mobile Robot Localization Methods Based on Proprioceptive and Exteroceptive Sensors
Composite Models for Mobile Robot Offline Path Planning
Global Navigation of Assistant Robots using Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes
Robust Autonomous Navigation and World Representation in Outdoor Environments
Unified Dynamics-based Motion Planning Algorithm for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator Systems (UVMS)
Optimal Velocity Planning of Wheeled Mobile Robots on Specific Paths in Static and Dynamic Environments
Autonomous Navigation of Indoor Mobile Robot Using Global Ultrasonic System
Distance Feedback Travel Aid Haptic Display Design
Efficient Data Association Approach to Simultaneous Localization and Map Building
A Generalized Robot Path Planning Approach Without the Cspace Calculation
A pursuit-rendezvous approach for robotic tracking
Sensor-based Global Planning for Mobile Manipulators Navigation using Voronoi Diagram and Fast Marching
Effective method for autonomous Simultaneous Localization and Map building in unknown indoor environments
Motion planning and reconfiguration for systems of multiple objects.
Symbolic trajectory description in mobile robotics
Robot Mapping and Navigation by Fusing Sensory Information
Intelligent Control of AC Induction Motors
Optimal Path Planning of Multiple Mobile Robots for Sample Collection on a Planetary Surface
Multi Robotic Conflict Resolution by Cooperative Velocity and Direction Control
Robot Collaboration for Simultaneous Map Building and Localization