Mobile Robot Navigation with Intelligent Infrared Image Interpretation

Fehlman, William L.; Hinders, Mark K.

Mobile robots require the ability to make decisions such as "go through the hedges" or "go around the brick wall." Mobile Robot Navigation with Intelligent Infrared Image Interpretation describes in detail an alternative to GPS navigation: a physics-based adaptive Bayesian pattern classification model that uses a passive thermal infrared imaging system to automatically characterize non-heat generating objects in unstructured outdoor environments for mobile robots. The resulting classification model complements an autonomous robot’s situational awareness by providing the ability to classify smaller structures commonly found in the immediate operational environment.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2010-03-05

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781848825086

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-509-3

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 274