Navigating Mobile Robots: Systems and Techniques

by J. Borenstein, H. R. Everett, Liqiang Feng

Surveys the state of the art in sensors, systems, methods, and technologies used in mobile robot navigation, detailing relative and absolute position measures including odometry; inertial navigation; active beacons; artificial and natural landmark recognition; and model matching. Compares and analyzes the different methods based on technical publications and on product and patent information, focusing on criteria including accuracy; equipment needed; cost; sampling rate; effective range; and computational power required. Includes b&w photos, and systems-at-a-glance tables. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

225 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996