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Optimal placement of range-only beacons for mobile robot localisation

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dc.contributor.author Burke, Michael G
dc.contributor.author Bos, N
dc.date.accessioned 2011-12-12T12:40:00Z
dc.date.available 2011-12-12T12:40:00Z
dc.date.issued 2011-11
dc.identifier.citation Burke, M.G. and Bos, N. 2011. Optimal placement of range-only beacons for mobile robot localisation. 4th Robotics and Mechatronics Conference of South Africa (RobMech 2011), CSIR International Conference Centre, Pretoria, 23-25 November 2011 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5386
dc.description 4th Robotics and Mechatronics Conference of South Africa (RobMech 2011), CSIR International Conference Centre, Pretoria, 23-25 November 2011 en_US
dc.description.abstract The ability of an agent to self-localise is crucial to any autonomous task where mobility is required. A common set of techniques solving the localisation problem involve the deployment of active beacons or landmarks, which eliminate problems related to landmark detection and association. The use of beacons providing range-only estimates using time-of-flight measurements is one such approach. Here, range measurements are used in trilateration or range-only SLAM algorithms to provide an accurate measure of a robot’s position. Unfortunately, the potential error in a position estimate is related to the relative geometry of the beacons, and poorly placed beacons can result in extremely inaccurate location estimates. This paper presents an optimisation technique for finding optimal beacon positions, so as to minimise the mean positional uncertainty in a given environment. Our work shows that this approach represents an improvement on previous approaches because the resultant uncertainty map can be used as a heuristic to improve path planning algorithms. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
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dc.subject Mobile robot localisation en_US
dc.subject Mobile robots en_US
dc.subject SLAM algorithms en_US
dc.subject Beacon positions en_US
dc.subject Range-only Localisation en_US
dc.subject Robotics en_US
dc.subject Mechatronics en_US
dc.subject RobMech 2011 en_US
dc.title Optimal placement of range-only beacons for mobile robot localisation en_US
dc.type Conference Presentation en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Burke, M. G., & Bos, N. (2011). Optimal placement of range-only beacons for mobile robot localisation. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5386 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Burke, Michael G, and N Bos. "Optimal placement of range-only beacons for mobile robot localisation." (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5386 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Burke MG, Bos N, Optimal placement of range-only beacons for mobile robot localisation; 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5386 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Presentation AU - Burke, Michael G AU - Bos, N AB - The ability of an agent to self-localise is crucial to any autonomous task where mobility is required. A common set of techniques solving the localisation problem involve the deployment of active beacons or landmarks, which eliminate problems related to landmark detection and association. The use of beacons providing range-only estimates using time-of-flight measurements is one such approach. Here, range measurements are used in trilateration or range-only SLAM algorithms to provide an accurate measure of a robot’s position. Unfortunately, the potential error in a position estimate is related to the relative geometry of the beacons, and poorly placed beacons can result in extremely inaccurate location estimates. This paper presents an optimisation technique for finding optimal beacon positions, so as to minimise the mean positional uncertainty in a given environment. Our work shows that this approach represents an improvement on previous approaches because the resultant uncertainty map can be used as a heuristic to improve path planning algorithms. DA - 2011-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Mobile robot localisation KW - Mobile robots KW - SLAM algorithms KW - Beacon positions KW - Range-only Localisation KW - Robotics KW - Mechatronics KW - RobMech 2011 LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 T1 - Optimal placement of range-only beacons for mobile robot localisation TI - Optimal placement of range-only beacons for mobile robot localisation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5386 ER - en_ZA


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