Wheeled autonomous mobile robots for use in harsh environments: a survey of recent publications

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dc.contributor.authorLarkin, Susan M.en
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:28:05Zen
dc.date.adate2009-01-31en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:28:05Zen
dc.date.issued1996en
dc.date.rdate2009-01-31en
dc.date.sdate2009-01-31en
dc.description.abstractResearch in the area of autonomous mobile robots has increased over the last several years. Autonomous mobile robots are now being used in a wide variety of applications, including nuclear plant maintenance, interplanetary exploration, military missions and smart highway systems. This thesis is a survey of recent publications, 1990-1996, of wheeled autonomous mobile robots for harsh environments. Various sensing, navigation, and motion control strategies commonly used on autonomous mobile robots are compared. The integration of all three systems in a system architecture is also presented. Following a general discussion of autonomous mobile robot technology, vehicles that have entered the Unmanned Ground Robotics Competition are presented as a focused study of the application of this broad field of research.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentx, 219 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01312009-063343en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01312009-063343/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40846en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.L375.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 35393257en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectautonomous mobile robotsen
dc.subjectsensorsen
dc.subjectpath planningen
dc.subjectnavigationen
dc.subjectmotion controlen
dc.subjectsystem architectureen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.L375en
dc.titleWheeled autonomous mobile robots for use in harsh environments: a survey of recent publicationsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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