Modeling of a scanning laser range sensor for robotic applications

N E Pears

Modeling of a scanning laser range sensor for robotic applications

N E Pears

Computer Science

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Abstract

The geometric and noise modeling of a scanning range sensor is described. The parameters of the model are determined from data collected during the calibration of the real sensor. The models are shown to predict range scan results which accurately match those of the real sensor.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	549-562
Number of pages	14
Journal	Advanced Robotics
Volume	13
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - 1999

Keywords

range sensing
laser rangefinders
sensor modeling
sensor simulation
mobile robots

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156855399X00964

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