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Mobile robot guidance using a short-lived heat trail

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

R. Andrew Russell
R. Andrew Russell
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168 (Australia)
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Summary

This paper describes a novel form of navigation aid for mobile robots. It is suggested that a robot lay a heated trail to mark its path. This information about the robot trajectory can be used to assist a robot when it performs area coverage operations such as floor cleaning or allow a robot to follow the path previously taken by itself or another robot. Prototype devices for laying and tracking a heat trail are described and details of their performance are given. A mobile robot has been equipped to lay and track a heat trail.

Keywords

Mobile robotHeat trailNavigation guidance.

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Research Article
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Robotica , Volume 11 , Issue 5 , September 1993 , pp. 427 - 431
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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