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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8125-4
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2003.1252638
