Laser Image SLAM based on Image Matching for Navigation of a Mobile Robot

Autor: Jung Won Choi, Yun Won Choi, Kyung Dong Kim, Suk Gyu Lee
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering. 30:177-184
ISSN: 1225-9071
DOI: 10.7736/kspe.2013.30.2.177
Popis: This paper proposes an enhanced Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithm based on matching laser image and Extended Kalman Filter (EKF). In general, laser information is one of the most efficient data for localization of mobile robots and is more accurate than encoder data. For localization of a mobile robot, moving distance information of a robot is often obtained by encoders and distance information from the robot to landmarks is estimated by various sensors. Though encoder has high resolution, it is difficult to estimate current position of a robot precisely because of encoder error caused by slip and backlash of wheels. In this paper, the position and angle of the robot are estimated by comparing laser images obtained from laser scanner with high accuracy. In addition, Speeded Up Robust Features (SURF) is used for extracting feature points at previous laser image and current laser image by comparing feature points. As a result, the moving distance and heading angle are obtained based on information of available points. The experimental results using the proposed laser slam algorithm show effectiveness for the SLAM of robot.
Databáze: OpenAIRE