DocumentCode
2395969
Title
Robot navigation in volcanic environments
Author
Sim, Patrick ; Sacco, Vincenzo ; Virk, Gurvinder S. ; Wang, Xunxian
Author_Institution
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Leeds Univ., UK
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
12-15 Oct. 2003
Firstpage
1010
Abstract
This paper explains the background to the Robovolc volcano exploration robot and details the development of the autonomous navigation system. The treatment of the navigation system includes analysis of the volcanic terrain, description of the robot´s sensors, the robot navigation drivers and explains the development of the navigation tactics and system structure.
Keywords
geophysical prospecting; geophysics computing; mobile robots; navigation; path planning; telerobotics; volcanology; Robovolc; autonomous navigation system; robot navigation; robot navigation drivers; robot sensors; volcanic environment; volcanic terrain analysis; volcano exploration robot; Cameras; Gas detectors; Infrared sensors; Mobile robots; Navigation; Robot sensing systems; Robot vision systems; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Vents; Volcanoes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8125-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ITSC.2003.1252638
Filename
1252638
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