Title :
A study of autonomous mobile system in outdoor environment. 2. Sign guided autonomous transportation system
Author :
Takiguchi, Jun-Ichi ; Iwama, Kiyoshi ; Sugie, Hiroshi ; Kato, Masanori ; Kiyonaga, Takayuki ; Hashizume, Takumi ; Inoue, Fumihiro ; Yoshino, Kyoji ; Omote, Yutaro
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
Abstract :
This paper presents an autonomous mobile system in an outdoor environment especially applied to a construction site. The system consists of an autonomous vehicle and signs. The autonomous vehicle recognizes instructions given in the signs using a vision system, then it moves or handles materials according to the instruction. The system is adaptable to the changeable environment of the construction site because transportation paths can be easily changed by altering the contents or placement of the signs. Experimental results obtained in the outdoor environment show feasibility of the system
Keywords :
construction industry; materials handling; mobile robots; robot vision; autonomous mobile system; autonomous vehicle; construction site; outdoor environment; sign guided autonomous transportation system; vision system; Building materials; Construction industry; Floors; Industrial electronics; Inspection; Machine vision; Mobile robots; Remotely operated vehicles; Robustness; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Leuven
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4300-X
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1998.680702
