Laser Intensity-Based Obstacle Detection - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University

Laser Intensity-Based Obstacle Detection

John Hancock, Martial Hebert, and Chuck Thorpe
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (IROS) IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Vol. 3, pp. 1541 - 1546, October, 1998

Abstract

We present a novel method for obstacle detection for automated highway environments. Laser range scanners have frequently been used for obstacle detection for mobile robots. Although most laser scanners provide intensity information in addition to range, laser intensity has been ignored by most researchers. We show that laser intensity, on its own, is sufficient (and better) for detecting obstacles at long ranges in mild terrain such as an automated highway.

BibTeX

@conference{Hancock-1998-14766,
author = {John Hancock and Martial Hebert and Chuck Thorpe},
title = {Laser Intensity-Based Obstacle Detection},
booktitle = {Proceedings of (IROS) IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems},
year = {1998},
month = {October},
volume = {3},
pages = {1541 - 1546},
}