Title :
Design of an autonomous navigation system
Author :
Bourbakis, Nikolaos G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA, USA
Abstract :
The structural design of a system called ODYSSEUS is discussed. The system consists of a triangle base with three programmable wheels, a special digital compass based on the Grey code, a sonar system in a hexagonal configuration, a slope meter, and a microprocessor controller that selects information from the above components and determines the navigation paths. The system possesses learning capabilities, which are not treated here.<>
Keywords :
computerised navigation; mobile robots; Grey code; ODYSSEUS; autonomous navigation system; computerised navigation; digital compass; learning; microprocessor controller; mobile robots; programmable wheels; slope meter; sonar system; Cables; Control systems; Magnetic sensors; Microprocessors; Reflective binary codes; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems; Sonar measurements; Sonar navigation; Wheels;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems Magazine, IEEE
