Mobile-robot navigation with complete coverage of unstructured environments

There are some mobile-robot applications that require the complete coverage of an unstructured environment. Examples are humanitarian de-mining and floor-cleaning tasks. A complete-coverage algorithm is then used, a path-planning technique that allows the robot to pass over all points in the environ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: García Armada, Elena, González de Santos, Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/12814
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/12814
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mobile-robot navigation
Path planning
Complete coverage
Unstructured environments
Humanitarian de-mining
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Sumario:There are some mobile-robot applications that require the complete coverage of an unstructured environment. Examples are humanitarian de-mining and floor-cleaning tasks. A complete-coverage algorithm is then used, a path-planning technique that allows the robot to pass over all points in the environment, avoiding unknown obstacles. Different coverage algorithms exist, but they fail working in unstructured environments. This paper details a complete-coverage algorithm for unstructured environments based on sensor information. Simulation results using a mobile robot validate the proposed approach.