A Study of Autonomous Micro-Robots and Their Application to Complex Environments, Volume 1

Abstract

This report identifies and surveys the state of the art in enabling technologies supporting the major components of autonomous mobile robot design. The object of this effort is to determine to what extent ongoing industry and university programs can support the development of "lobster-sized," land based autonomous robots capable of traversing terrain consisting of vertical obstacles, canyons, and diverse surface textures in all-weather conditions. Particular attention is placed on path planning with limited a priori knowledge and primitive sensors. Ideas on how to conduct 3D path planning of complex outdoor environments are discussed. Following the evaluation and survey, the report recommends areas requiring further research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA468316

Entities

People

  • Christopher Niles
  • Thehue Tran

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Energy Consumption
  • Engineering
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Motion Planning
  • Navigation
  • Robotics
  • Robots
  • Three Dimensional
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy