Title :
A 3D scanning laser rangefinder and its application to an autonomous guided vehicle
Author :
Wang, Lei ; Shu, Jasson ; Emura, T. ; Kumagai, Nasaaki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mechatronic Eng., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
This paper presents a 3D (dimension) scanning laser rangefinder and its application to an autonomous guided vehicle (AGV). The developed laser rangefinder performs horizontal scan and vertical scan by two scanning mechanisms. The scanning angles and velocities can be controlled by two servomechanisms. This makes it possible to change the scanning range and scanning speed when used in different situation, such as high-speed cruise and low-speed running in urban areas. In this paper the 3D scanning laser rangefinder is presented and the experiments are reported
Keywords :
automated highways; automatic guided vehicles; automotive electronics; laser ranging; road vehicles; 3D scanning laser rangefinder; autonomous guided vehicle; high-speed cruise running; horizontal scan; low-speed running; scanning angles control; scanning mechanisms; scanning velocities control; servomechanisms; urban areas; vertical scan; Diode lasers; Intelligent sensors; Laser beams; Laser radar; Masers; Mobile robots; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Remotely operated vehicles; Servomechanisms;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference Proceedings, 2000. VTC 2000-Spring Tokyo. 2000 IEEE 51st
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5718-3
DOI :
10.1109/VETECS.2000.851473
