Download or read book An Implementation of a Novel Localization Framework for Robots and Its Application to Multi robot Tasks written by Paul Mihai Maxim and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2008 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the trend in robotics is to replace single robot platforms with teams of robots that cooperate to achieve a common goal. The main reasons are the fact that single robots may break down leading to a complete failure of achieving a goal and that certain tasks, such as chemical plume tracing, distributed sensing grids, or map generation, are difficult, if not impossible, to be solved with only one robot. Replacing a single robot by a team of robots can lead to a system that is fully distributed, more robust, noise tolerant, and highly scalable. One of the bottlenecks in the development of successful collaborative robotics is an enabling localization technology that shares the design criteria of collaborative robots, as we mentioned above. Existing localization technologies rely either on global information provided by GPS, beacons, and landmarks or on complex local information provided by vision systems. Using global information limits the use of the localization to specific environments and it is more prone to errors. Vision-based localization systems require expensive hardware and their accuracy is limited both by distance and lighting conditions. To address the problems with previous technologies we propose a novel plug-in 2D localization hardware module for multi-robot localization, based on trilateration, which is fully distributed, inexpensive and scalable. In 2D trilateration, to locate a remote robot, the sensing robot must know the locations of three "base points" in its own coordinate system and be able to measure distances from these three points to the remote robot. Our distance measurement method exploits the fact that sound travels significantly slower than light, allowing us to employ a Difference in Time of Arrival technique. Let us assume that we have two robots that are both equipped with our localization module. Each localization module has one radio frequency (RF) transceiver and three ultrasonic acoustic transceivers, which are also the "base points". Suppose robot 2 (remote robot) simultaneously emits an RF pulse and an acoustic pulse. When robot 1 (sensing robot) receives the RF pulse (almost instantaneously), a clock on robot 1 starts. When the acoustic pulse is received by each of the three acoustic transceivers on robot 1, the elapsed times are computed and converted to distances. Robot 1 is now able to use trilateration to compute the location of robot 2. Similarly, robot 2 can localize robot 1 when robot 1 emits the RF and acoustic pulse. To test our localization hardware we have developed a robot platform which we called Maxelbot . The modular design of this platform allows for easy addition of hardware modules, as we present later in this thesis. Next, we demonstrate the performance of this technology with various empirical tests on moving and non-moving platforms, both in controlled indoor environments and outdoors. We further test our localization module by using it to monitor the performance of a novel algorithm for uniform coverage of a region. Surveillance and mine detection are some applications that would benefit from this algorithm. Prior work has claimed that this task is impossible to solve for non-convex regions (Gage 1993). Our algorithm enables robots to uniformly cover regions of all shapes, such that the robot movements are not predictable and the region periphery is not neglected. The algorithm assumes that robots are independent and is physics-based, relying on an analogy with mean free paths of particles. Validation of the algorithm is rigorously provided via simulation and Maxelbot experiments. Finally, we demonstrate how our localization technology allows us to tackle an important problem in cooperative robotics - the self-organizing of chain formations in unknown environments. This algorithm assumes that robots are dependent and is also physics-based, using a surprisingly simple and elegant modification to the standard Artificial Physics framework (Spears and Gordon 1999). Validation of this algorithm is also rigorously provided via simulation, with the addition of demonstrations on the Maxelbots . The main contributions of this research are (a) the design and development of a novel platform-independent trilateration approach to multi-robot localization, (b) the design and development of our Maxelbot robot platform to test our localization module, (c) an algorithm that allows robots to uniformly cover arbitrarily shaped regions, and (d) an algorithm that enables a team of robots to self-organize in chain formations and explore unknown environments.

Download or read book Implementing Cloud Robotics for Practical Applications written by Ricardo C. Mello and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-19 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores cloud robotics by casting a light on key issues and proposing a novel approach towards implementation and practical aspects to allow for the widespread adoption of cloud-based functionality. The advent of cloud robotics can to unleash a new generation of smart robotic devices by allowing robots to explore cloud computing capabilities to share data and to offload heavy processing applications. Cloud robotics is investigated as an enabler to a series of applications and devices, questioning how the insertion of network and cloud technologies into such systems might affect the interaction between a robot and the human operating it, and what are the limiting requirements for cloud-based solutions. Aiming at researchers and practitioners, this book also presents a methodology based on open-source software and commercial off-the-shelf devices to provide a common standard for reproducing and benchmarking different cloud robotics systems.

Download or read book Collaborative Perception Localization and Mapping for Autonomous Systems written by Yufeng Yue and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-13 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the breakthrough and cutting-edge progress for collaborative perception and mapping by proposing a novel framework of multimodal perception-relative localization–collaborative mapping for collaborative robot systems. The organization of the book allows the readers to analyze, model and design collaborative perception technology for autonomous robots. It presents the basic foundation in the field of collaborative robot systems and the fundamental theory and technical guidelines for collaborative perception and mapping. The book significantly promotes the development of autonomous systems from individual intelligence to collaborative intelligence by providing extensive simulations and real experiments results in the different chapters. This book caters to engineers, graduate students and researchers in the fields of autonomous systems, robotics, computer vision and collaborative perception.

Download or read book Robotic Systems Concepts Methodologies Tools and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 2075 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through expanded intelligence, the use of robotics has fundamentally transformed a variety of fields, including manufacturing, aerospace, medicine, social services, and agriculture. Continued research on robotic design is critical to solving various dynamic obstacles individuals, enterprises, and humanity at large face on a daily basis. Robotic Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a vital reference source that delves into the current issues, methodologies, and trends relating to advanced robotic technology in the modern world. Highlighting a range of topics such as mechatronics, cybernetics, and human-computer interaction, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for robotics engineers, mechanical engineers, robotics technicians, operators, software engineers, designers, programmers, industry professionals, researchers, students, academicians, and computer practitioners seeking current research on developing innovative ideas for intelligent and autonomous robotics systems.

Download or read book Probabilistic Robotics written by Sebastian Thrun and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2005-08-19 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the techniques and algorithms of the newest field in robotics. Probabilistic robotics is a new and growing area in robotics, concerned with perception and control in the face of uncertainty. Building on the field of mathematical statistics, probabilistic robotics endows robots with a new level of robustness in real-world situations. This book introduces the reader to a wealth of techniques and algorithms in the field. All algorithms are based on a single overarching mathematical foundation. Each chapter provides example implementations in pseudo code, detailed mathematical derivations, discussions from a practitioner's perspective, and extensive lists of exercises and class projects. The book's Web site, www.probabilistic-robotics.org, has additional material. The book is relevant for anyone involved in robotic software development and scientific research. It will also be of interest to applied statisticians and engineers dealing with real-world sensor data.

Download or read book Novel Applications of Intelligent Systems written by Mincho Hadjiski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this carefully edited book some selected results of theoretical and applied research in the field of broadly perceived intelligent systems are presented. The problems vary from industrial to web and problem independent applications. All this is united under the slogan: "Intelligent systems conquer the world”. The book brings together innovation projects with analytical research, invention, retrieval and processing of knowledge and logical applications in technology. This book is aiming to a wide circle of readers and particularly to the young generation of IT/ICT experts who will build the next generations of intelligent systems.

Download or read book Intelligent Systems 2014 written by D. Filev and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-20 with total page 893 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two volume set of books constitutes the proceedings of the 2014 7th IEEE International Conference Intelligent Systems (IS), or IEEE IS’2014 for short, held on September 24‐26, 2014 in Warsaw, Poland. Moreover, it contains some selected papers from the collocated IWIFSGN'2014-Thirteenth International Workshop on Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets and Generalized Nets.The conference was organized by the Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department IV of Engineering Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, and Industrial Institute of Automation and Measurements - PIAP.The papers included in the two proceedings volumes have been subject to a thorough review process by three highly qualified peer reviewers.Comments and suggestions from them have considerable helped improve the quality of the papers but also the division of the volumes into parts, and assignment of the papers to the best suited parts.

Download or read book Field and Service Robotics written by Shin'ichi Yuta and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-07-11 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection is the post-conference proceedings of the 4th "International Conference on Field and Service Robotics" (FSR). This book has authoritative contributors and presents current developments and new directions in field and service robotics. The book represents a cross-section of the current state of robotics research from one particular aspect: field and service applications, and how they reflect on the theoretical basis of subsequent developments.

Download or read book Visual Perception and Robotic Manipulation written by Geoffrey Taylor and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-08-18 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book moves toward the realization of domestic robots by presenting an integrated view of computer vision and robotics, covering fundamental topics including optimal sensor design, visual servo-ing, 3D object modelling and recognition, and multi-cue tracking, emphasizing robustness throughout. Covering theory and implementation, experimental results and comprehensive multimedia support including video clips, VRML data, C++ code and lecture slides, this book is a practical reference for roboticists and a valuable teaching resource.

Download or read book Autonomous Robot Vehicles written by Ingemar J. Cox and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autonomous robot vehicles are vehicles capable of intelligent motion and action without requiring either a guide or teleoperator control. The recent surge of interest in this subject will grow even grow further as their potential applications increase. Autonomous vehicles are currently being studied for use as reconnaissance/exploratory vehicles for planetary exploration, undersea, land and air environments, remote repair and maintenance, material handling systems for offices and factories, and even intelligent wheelchairs for the disabled. This reference is the first to deal directly with the unique and fundamental problems and recent progress associated with autonomous vehicles. The editors have assembled and combined significant material from a multitude of sources, and, in effect, now conviniently provide a coherent organization to a previously scattered and ill-defined field.

Download or read book Intelligent Equipment and Special Robots written by Q. Zhang and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developments in AI are occurring rapidly, with new applications constantly on the increase, and one of the areas in which interesting developments are always taking place is that of intelligent equipment and special robots. This book presents papers from ICIESR 2023, the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Equipment and Special Robots, held from 20 to 22 October 2023 in Qingdao, China. The conference series has established a platform for experts, researchers, and students working in related fields to present, exchange, and discuss the latest advances and developments, linking various branches of science and technology. It promotes innovation in, and the application of, intelligent equipment and special robots, and fosters the development of related industries, and this year’s conference brought together 180 participants. A total of 206 submissions was received for the conference, of which 185 were selected for peer review, in the course of which they were evaluated for theme, structure, method, content, language, and format. Of these, 80 papers were accepted for presentation and publication, resulting in an acceptance rate of 39%. Topics covered include intelligent detection technology, smart manufacturing, artificial intelligence, mechatronics technology, and creative and entertaining robots, among others. Providing a current overview of recent developments in the field, the book will be of interest to all those whose work relates to intelligent equipment and special robots.

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Download or read book Introduction to AI Robotics second edition written by Robin R. Murphy and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive survey of artificial intelligence algorithms and programming organization for robot systems, combining theoretical rigor and practical applications. This textbook offers a comprehensive survey of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and programming organization for robot systems. Readers who master the topics covered will be able to design and evaluate an artificially intelligent robot for applications involving sensing, acting, planning, and learning. A background in AI is not required; the book introduces key AI topics from all AI subdisciplines throughout the book and explains how they contribute to autonomous capabilities. This second edition is a major expansion and reorganization of the first edition, reflecting the dramatic advances made in AI over the past fifteen years. An introductory overview provides a framework for thinking about AI for robotics, distinguishing between the fundamentally different design paradigms of automation and autonomy. The book then discusses the reactive functionality of sensing and acting in AI robotics; introduces the deliberative functions most often associated with intelligence and the capability of autonomous initiative; surveys multi-robot systems and (in a new chapter) human-robot interaction; and offers a “metaview” of how to design and evaluate autonomous systems and the ethical considerations in doing so. New material covers locomotion, simultaneous localization and mapping, human-robot interaction, machine learning, and ethics. Each chapter includes exercises, and many chapters provide case studies. Endnotes point to additional reading, highlight advanced topics, and offer robot trivia.

Download or read book Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems written by Hajime Asama and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a new strategy to realize the goal of flexible, robust, fault-tolerant robotic systems, the distributed autonomous approach has quickly established itself as one of the fastest growing fields in robotics. This book is one of the first to devote itself solely to this exciting area of research, covering such topics as self-organization, communication and coordination, multi-robot manipulation and control, distributed system design, distributed sensing, intelligent manufacturing systems, and group behavior. The fundamental technologies and system architectures of distributed autonomous robotic systems are expounded in detail, along with the latest research findings. This book should prove indispensable not only to those involved with robotic engineering but also to those in the fields of artificial intelligence, self-organizing systems, and coordinated control.

Download or read book Marine Robotics and Applications written by Luc Jaulin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports on findings at the intersection between two related fields, namely coastal hydrography and marine robotics. On one side, it shows how the exploration of the ocean can be performed by autonomous underwater vehicles; on the other side, it shows how some methods from hydrography can be implemented in the localization and navigation of such vehicles, e.g. for target identification or path finding. Partially based on contributions presented at the conference Quantitative Monitoring of Underwater Environment, MOQESM, held on October 11-12, 2016, Brest, France, this book includes carefully revised and extended chapters presented at the conference, together with original papers not related to the event. All in all, it provides readers with a snapshot of current methods for sonar track registration, multi-vehicles control, collective exploration of underwater environments, optimization of propulsion systems, among others. More than that, the book is aimed as source of inspiration and tool to promote further discussions and collaboration between hydrographers, robotic specialists and other related communities.

Download or read book Proceedings of the TEPEN International Workshop on Fault Diagnostic and Prognostic written by Tongtong Liu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Multi Robot Systems From Swarms to Intelligent Automata Volume II written by Alan C. Schultz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-12-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Proceedings Volume documents recent cutting-edge developments in multi-robot systems research and is the result of the Second International Workshop on Multi-Robot Systems that was held in March 2003 at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. This Workshop brought together top researchers working in areas relevant to designing teams of autonomous vehicles, including robots and unmanned ground, air, surface, and undersea vehicles. The workshop focused on the challenging issues of team architectures, vehicle learning and adaptation, heterogeneous group control and cooperation, task selection, dynamic autonomy, mixed initiative, and human and robot team interaction. A broad range of applications of this technology are presented in this volume, including UCAVS (Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles), micro-air vehicles, UUVs (Unmanned Underwater Vehicles), UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles), planetary exploration, assembly in space, clean-up, and urban search and rescue. This Proceedings Volume represents the contributions of the top researchers in this field and serves as a valuable tool for professionals in this interdisciplinary field.