Visual SLAM and Obstacle Avoidance in Real Time for Mobile Robots Navigation

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Abstract

An important objective of an autonomous vehicle is to navigate through an unknown environment. A method used to achieve this objective is to generate a map. A map provides the means for the vehicle to create paths between the visited places autonomously in order to perform a task. A particular problem is to obtain such a map when there is no initial knowledge of the surroundings or not even the initial position of the robot in the environment. On other hand, avoiding static and dynamic obstacles is required, so a novel artificial potential field method is presented. The new designs that solve both problems are implemented on an FPGA. The novel designs are then tested on differential traction mobile robots with a computer vision system that travel on a controlled unknown environment. The experimental results show good performance in real time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2014 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, Electronics, and Automotive Engineering, ICMEAE 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages44-49
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479942237
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, Electronics, and Automotive Engineering, ICMEAE 2014 - Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Duration: 18 Nov 201421 Nov 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2014 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, Electronics, and Automotive Engineering, ICMEAE 2014

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, Electronics, and Automotive Engineering, ICMEAE 2014
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityCuernavaca, Morelos
Period18/11/1421/11/14

Keywords

  • Computer Vision
  • FPGA implementation
  • SLAM algorithm

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