Handrail detection and pose estimation for a free-flying robot

We present a handrail detection and pose estimation algorithm for the free-flying Astrobee robots that will operate inside the International Space Station. The Astrobee will be equipped with a single time-of-flight depth sensor and a compliant perching arm to grab the International Space Station han...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dong-Hyun Lee, Brian Coltin, Theodore Morse, In-Won Park, Lorenzo Flückiger, Trey Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881417753691