Title
A robust navigation system for autonomous vehicles using ultrasonics
Date Issued
01 January 1994
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Mahajan A.
Tulane University
Abstract
A navigation system has been developed for the guidance and control of autonomously guided vehicles using a novel ultrasonic 3D location system in conjunction with traditional ultrasonic rangefinders. This system is most suitable for navigation in structured environments, e.g., factories, hospitals, offices, nuclear power plans and other hazardous areas. The strengths of the system are accuracy (2.54mm), ease of use, self installation/calibration, and fast position update rates (>100Hz). A method for automatic modifications of maps has been implemented. An object-oriented approach has been used to develop a system that is robust and flexible. © 1994.
Start page
49
End page
59
Volume
2
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería mecánica
Otras ingenierías y tecnologías
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0028378995
Source
Control Engineering Practice
ISSN of the container
09670661
Sponsor(s)
This work has beenp ossiblet hankst o the support of theN ationaSl cienceF oundatio(nG rantN o. IRI-9119178)t,h e LouisianaS tateB oard of Regents (Grant No. LEQSF(1991-93)-RD-A-29a),n d the MechanicalE ngineeringD epartmenot f Tulane University. Also, special thanks to Dr. P. M. Lynch and Mr. EvangelosD oussis for their enthusiastidci scussions.
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