Computer Vision Based Mobile Robot Navigation in Unknown Environments

Authors

  • G. Macesanu Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
  • F. Moldoveanu Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Keywords:

computer vision, image processing, autonomous mobile robot, navigation, simultaneous localization and mapping

Abstract

There has been an increasing interest in mobile robotics structures because they allow making activities without human supervision. This paper presents the main problems of an autonomous mobile robotic platform, which uses digital image processing techniques for extracting important information from the environment. In the following, we will present acquisition approaches based on digital cameras, approaches that will be used for visual navigation. The navigation process is based on probabilistic methods. The simultaneous localization and mapping structures will be the one that integrates both the navigation process and the probabilistic approaches.

Author Biographies

G. Macesanu, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Dept. of Automation

F. Moldoveanu, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Dept. of Automation

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Published

2010-09-15

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Section

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS AND AUTOMATICS