Advances in Robot Navigation

Alejandra Barrera

ISBN 10: 9533073462 / ISBN 13: 9789533073460

Published by Intechopen Jul 2011, 2011

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Robot navigation includes different interrelated activities such as perception - obtaining and interpreting sensory information; exploration - the strategy that guides the robot to select the next direction to go; mapping - the construction of a spatial representation by using the sensory information perceived; localization - the strategy to estimate the robot position within the spatial map; path planning - the strategy to find a path towards a goal location being optimal or not; and path execution, where motor actions are determined and adapted to environmental changes. This book integrates results from the research work of authors all over the world, addressing the abovementioned activities and analyzing the critical implications of dealing with dynamic environments. Different solutions providing adaptive navigation are taken from nature inspiration, and diverse applications are described in the context of an important field of study: social robotics. 252 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Advances in Robot Navigation
• Publisher: Intechopen Jul 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9533073462
• ISBN 13: 9789533073460
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 266W x 185H x 22D millimeters 266 millimeters width by 185 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 761 grams

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Robot navigation includes different interrelated activities such as perception - obtaining and interpreting sensory information; exploration - the strategy that guides the robot to select the next direction to go; mapping - the construction of a spatial representation by using the sensory information perceived; localization - the strategy to estimate the robot position within the spatial map; path planning - the strategy to find a path towards a goal location being optimal or not; and path execution, where motor actions are determined and adapted to environmental changes. This book integrates results from the research work of authors all over the world, addressing the abovementioned activities and analyzing the critical implications of dealing with dynamic environments. Different solutions providing adaptive navigation are taken from nature inspiration, and diverse applications are described in the context of an important field of study: social robotics.