Navigation of a Mobile Robot using Trunks of Trees as Landmarks.

Accession number;02A0585370
Title;Navigation of a Mobile Robot using Trunks of Trees as Landmarks.
Author; AKITA SATOSHI (Univ. of Electro-Communications) TAMASHIRO YURIE (NEC Saitama, Ltd., JPN) OKUYAMA YURI (Univ. of Electro-Communications, Grad. Sch.)
Journal Title;Nippon Kikai Gakkai Robotikusu, Mekatoronikusu Koenkai Koen Ronbunshu
Journal Code:L0318A
ISSN:
VOL.2001;NO.Pt.3;PAGE.2A1.B8(1)-2A1.B8(2)(2001)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.4, REF.1
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;This paper describes a positioning method for mobile robot using tree trunks as landmarks. We propose the stereo-vision system that extracts trees from images and measures distance between robot and trees. The capability of the proposed method is confirmed by experiment. (author abst.)