A New Approach for 3D Environment Measurement in Mobile Robot Applications

Abstract:

Here we propose a new approach for measuring the environment for the mobile robot. Without using any old framework of sensors; we utilized the latest vision system -- the spherical camera system - which consists of several cameras around a certain geometric surface. Equipped with a lift device, the spherical camera system can measure the environment around itself. We present some results of simulated and real experiments showing the validity of our method. Our approach is acceptable and exciting, and will be applied in the mobile robot’s application in the future.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 740)
• Pages: 186-190
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.740.186
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Zi Jian Zhao, Juha Roning*
• Keywords: 3D Measurement, Machine Vision, Mobile Robot, Stereo

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