Terrain Mapping For Long-duration Autonomous Walking - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University

Terrain Mapping For Long-duration Autonomous Walking

R. Hoffman and Eric Krotkov
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (IROS) IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 563 - 568, July, 1992

Abstract

We describe the perception system for the Ambler, an autonomous, legged mobile robot that operates in rugged environments. The Ambler's perception system uses 3-D laser range images to construct elevation maps of the local terrain, processing hundreds of images and thousands of elevation points during a walking experiment. This paper presents the design, implementation, and analysis of a perception system to meet the needs of long-duration walking, emphasizing issues of perforumnce, accuracy, and reliability.

BibTeX

@conference{Hoffman-1992-13397,
author = {R. Hoffman and Eric Krotkov},
title = {Terrain Mapping For Long-duration Autonomous Walking},
booktitle = {Proceedings of (IROS) IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems},
year = {1992},
month = {July},
pages = {563 - 568},
}