We present control methods for an autonomous four-rotor helicopter, called a quadrotor, using visual feedback as the primary sensor. The vision system uses a ground camera to esti...
This paper describes the basic control, navigation, and mapping methods and experiments a hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed to explore flooded cenotes in Mexi...
George Kantor, Nathaniel Fairfield, Dominic Jonak,...
—This paper presents ceiling light landmarks based localization and motion control for a mobile robot. The novel mechanism design for the mobile robot is introduced, and the meth...
– Active SLAM poses the challenge for an autonomous robot to plan efficient paths simultaneous to the SLAM process. The uncertainties of the robot, map and sensor measurements, a...
The use of digital pheromones for controlling and coordinating swarms of unmanned vehicles is studied under various conditions to determine their effectiveness in multiple militar...
John A. Sauter, Robert S. Matthews, H. Van Dyke Pa...