Improving path planning and mapping based on stereo vision and lidar

• Published in: 2008 10th International Conference on Control Automation Robotics and Vision pp. 384 - 389
• Main Authors: Moghadam, P., Wijesoma, W.S., Dong Jun Feng
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.12.2008
• Subjects: Cameras; Costs; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Laser radar; mobile robot; Mobile robots; Navigation; Path planning; Robot vision systems; sensor fusion; Stereo vision

2D laser range finders have been widely used in mobile robot navigation. However, their use is limited to simple environments containing objects of regular geometry and shapes. Stereo vision, instead, provides 3D structural data of complex objects. In this paper, measurements from a stereo vision ca...