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ICRA
2003
IEEE
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13 years 11 months ago
Optimal navigation and object finding without geometric maps or localization
In this paper we present a dynamic data structure, useful for robot navigation in an unknown, simplyconnected planar environment. The guiding philosophy in this work is to avoid t...
Benjamín Tovar, Steven M. LaValle, Rafael M...
JFR
2007
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13 years 5 months ago
Real-Time SLAM with Octree Evidence Grids for Exploration in Underwater Tunnels
We describe a Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) method for a hovering underwater vehicle that will explore underwater caves and tunnels, a true three dimensional (3D) e...
Nathaniel Fairfield, George Kantor, David Wettergr...
WACV
2007
IEEE
14 years 1 days ago
Localization and Mapping for Autonomous Navigation in Outdoor Terrains : A Stereo Vision Approach
We consider the problem of autonomous navigation in unstructured outdoor terrains using vision sensors. The goal is for a robot to come into a new environment, map it and move to ...
Motilal Agrawal, Kurt Konolige, Robert C. Bolles
ICRA
1998
IEEE
107views Robotics» more  ICRA 1998»
13 years 10 months ago
Mobile Robot Exploration and Map-Building with Continuous Localization
Our research addresses how to integrate exploration and localization for mobile robots. A robot exploring and mapping an unknown environment needs to know its own location, but it...
Brian Yamauchi, Alan C. Schultz, William Adams
IROS
2008
IEEE
126views Robotics» more  IROS 2008»
14 years 5 days ago
Visual SLAM for 3D large-scale seabed acquisition employing underwater vehicles
— This paper presents a novel technique to align partial 3D reconstructions of the seabed acquired by a stereo camera mounted on an autonomous underwater vehicle. Vehicle localiz...
Joaquim Salvi, Yvan R. Petillot, Elisabet Batlle