Search for dissertations about: "outdoor autonomous navigation"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words outdoor autonomous navigation.

  2. 1. Mobile Robot Traversability Mapping : For Outdoor Navigation

    Author : Peter Nordin; Petter Krus; Jonas Nygårds; Nils Axel Andersen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Traversability; Laser; Roughness; Mapping; Planning; Mobile robot; Navigation; Implementation;

    Abstract : To avoid getting stuck or causing damage to a vehicle or its surroundings a driver must be able to identify obstacles and adapt speed to ground conditions. An automatically controlled vehicle must be able to handle these identifications and adjustments by itself using sensors, actuators and control software. READ MORE

  4. 2. On Fundamental Elements of Visual Navigation Systems

    Author : Abujawad Rafid Siddiqui; J. Rafid Siddiqui; Sweden Karlskrona Blekinge Tekniska Högskola Institutionen för kommunikationssystem; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; robot navigation; localization; visual mapping; scene understanding; semantic mapping;

    Abstract : Visual navigation is a ubiquitous yet complex task which is performed by many species for the purpose of survival. Although visual navigation is actively being studied within the robotics community, the determination of elemental constituents of a robust visual navigation system remains a challenge. READ MORE

  5. 3. Increasing Autonomy of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Through the Use of Imaging Sensors

    Author : Piotr Rudol; Andrzej Szalas; Pascual Campoy; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; UAV; UAS; UAV autonomy; human-body detection; color-thermal image fusion; vehicle tracking; geolocation; UAV indoor navigation;

    Abstract : The range of missions performed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has been steadily growing in the past decades thanks to continued development in several disciplines. The goal of increasing the autonomy of UAS's is widening the range of tasks which can be carried out without, or with minimal, external help. READ MORE