IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications (대한임베디드공학회논문지)

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Development of Low Cost Autonomous-Driving Delivery Robot System Using SLAM Technology

SLAM 기술을 활용한 저가형 자율주행 배달 로봇 시스템 개발

  • Received : 2023.04.07
  • Accepted : 2023.07.11
  • Published : 2023.10.31
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Abstract

This paper discusses the increasing need for autonomous delivery robots due to the current growth in the delivery market, rising delivery fees, high costs of hiring delivery personnel, and the need for contactless services. Additionally, the cost of hardware and complex software systems required to build and operate autonomous delivery robots is high. To provide a low-cost alternative to this, this paper proposes a autonomous delivery robot platform using a low-cost sensor combination of 2D LIDAR, depth camera and tracking camera to replace the existing expensive 3D LIDAR. The proposed robot was developed using the RTAB-Map SLAM open source package for 2D mapping and overcomes the limitations of low-cost sensors by using the convex hull algorithm. The paper details the hardware and software configuration of the robot and presents the results of driving experiments. The proposed platform has significant potential for various industries, including the delivery and other industries.

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