Self Localization of Mobile Robot Using Sonar Sensing and Map Building

  • Kim, Ji-Min (Department of Electrical Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Ki-Seong (Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.) ;
  • Jeong, Tae-Won (Department of Electrical Engineering, Chungnam National University)
  • Published : 2004.08.25

Abstract

A location estimate problem is critical issues for mobile robot. Because it is basic problem in practical use of the mobile robot which do what, or move where, or reach an aim. Already there are many technologies of robot localization (like GPS, vision, sonar sensor, etc) used on development. But the elevation of accurateness was brought the problem that must consider an increase of a hardware cost and addition electric power in each ways. There is the core in question to develop available and accurate sensing algorithm though it is economical. We used a ultrasonic sensor and was going to implement comparatively accurate localization though economical. Using a sensing data, we could make a grid map and estimate a position of a mobile robot. In this paper, to get a satisfactory answer about this problem using a ultrasonic sensor.

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