Cooperative Exploration by Multi-robots without Global Localization

Efficient exploration of unknown environments is a fundamental problem in mobile robotics. We propose a novel topological map whose nodes are represented with the range finder's free beams together with the visual scale-invariant features. The topological map enables teams of robots to efficien...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shi Chao-xia, Hong Bing-rong, Wang Yan-qing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-11-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
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Online Access:http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/cooperative_exploration_by_multi-robots_without_global_localization