Integrated Control Strategies Supporting Autonomous Functionalities in Mobile Robots

High-level intelligence allows a mobile robot to create and interpret complex world models, but without a precise control system, the accuracy of the world model and the robot's ability to interact with its surroundings are greatly diminished. This problem is amplified when the environment is h...

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Main Authors: Brandon Sights, H.R. Everett, Estrellina Pacis, Greg Kogut, Michael Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2006-10-01
Series:Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
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Online Access:http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/P854476.pdf
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Summary:High-level intelligence allows a mobile robot to create and interpret complex world models, but without a precise control system, the accuracy of the world model and the robot's ability to interact with its surroundings are greatly diminished. This problem is amplified when the environment is hostile, such as in a battlefield situation where an error in movement or a slow response may lead to destruction of the robot. As the presence of robots on the battlefield continues to escalate and the trend toward relieving the human of the low-level control burden advances, the ability to combine the functionalities of several critical control systems on a single platform becomes imperative.
ISSN:1690-4524