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LOCALIZATION METHOD FOR MOBILE ROBOTS BASED ON LANDMARKS

  • US 20100256908A1
  • Filed: 07/13/2008
  • Published: 10/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for estimating the location and orientation of a mobile robot with respect to landmarks whose positions are given, the robot provided with a sensor for measuring bearings of the landmarks with respect to the robot, where bias errors are present, the method comprising:

  • using the sensor to obtain bearings to the landmarks;

    estimating the location and orientation of the robot with respect to the landmarks, based on the measured bearings,correcting bias errors associated with the measured bearings to obtain corrected bearings by finding a correction function that minimizes the sum of squared errors between measured bearings and the corrected bearings; and

    determining the location and the orientation of the robot to be where the sum of squared errors between measured bearings and the corrected bearings is minimal.

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