TY - JOUR
T1 - A system for volumetric robotic mapping of abandoned mines
AU - Thrun, Sebastian
AU - Hähnel, Dirk
AU - Ferguson, David
AU - Montemerlo, Michael
AU - Triebel, Rudolph
AU - Burgard, Wolfram
AU - Baker, Christopher
AU - Omohundro, Zachary
AU - Thayer, Scott
AU - Whittaker, William
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - This paper describes two robotic systems developed for acquiring accurate volumetric maps of underground mines. One system is based on a cart instrumented by laser range finders, pushed through a mine by people. Another is a remotely controlled mobile robot equipped with laser range finders. To build consistent maps of large mines with many cycles, we describe an algorithm for estimating global correspondences and aligning robot paths. This algorithm enables us to recover consistent maps several hundreds of meters in diameter, without odometric information. We report results obtained in two mines, a research mine in Bruceton, PA, and an abandoned coal mine in Burgettstown, PA.
AB - This paper describes two robotic systems developed for acquiring accurate volumetric maps of underground mines. One system is based on a cart instrumented by laser range finders, pushed through a mine by people. Another is a remotely controlled mobile robot equipped with laser range finders. To build consistent maps of large mines with many cycles, we describe an algorithm for estimating global correspondences and aligning robot paths. This algorithm enables us to recover consistent maps several hundreds of meters in diameter, without odometric information. We report results obtained in two mines, a research mine in Bruceton, PA, and an abandoned coal mine in Burgettstown, PA.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0344877471
SN - 1050-4729
VL - 3
SP - 4270
EP - 4275
JO - Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
JF - Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
T2 - 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Y2 - 14 September 2003 through 19 September 2003
ER -