Using a Compass for the Localization of a Robot with PID Control

Abstract:

From the exploration of unknown or potentially dangerous environments to doing household tasks, robotic applications require localization, i.e., the knowledge of where the robot is located. Localization systems can use the method of dead-reckoning (DR), but error accumulation is a serious problem. Researchers try to solve this problem by employing one or more reference objects in the environment. Unfortunately, all reference objects need to be reset in a new environment. This study proposes a localization method with an electronic compass and proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control in navigation tasks. Experimental results show that this method has some advantages over the methods mentioned above.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 182-183)
• Pages: 1910-1915
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.182-183.1910
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Wing Kwong Wong, Sheng Kai Yin, Hsu Sheng Chang
• Keywords: Dead-Reckoning (DR), Localization System, Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) Control, Terms-Compass

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