Development of an Effective Docking System for Modular Mobile Self-Reconfigurable Robots Using Extended Kalman Filter and Particle Filter

Autor: Peter Won, Mohammad Biglarbegian, William Melek
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Robotics, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 25-49 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2218-6581
67682839
DOI: 10.3390/robotics4010025
Popis: This paper presents an autonomous docking system with novel integrated algorithms for mobile self-reconfigurable robots equipped with inexpensive sensors. A novel docking algorithm was developed to determine the initial distance and orientation of the two modules, and sensor models were established through experiments. Both Extended Kalman filter (EKF) and particle filter (PF) were deployed to fuse the measurements from IR and encoders and provide accurate estimates of orientation and distance. Simulation experiments were carried out first and then real experiments were conducted to verify the feasibility and good performance of the proposed docking algorithm and system. The proposed system provides a robust and reliable docking solution using low cost sensors.
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