An autonomous mobile robot architecture for outdoor competitions

Leticia Helena Silva Porto, Rodrigo W.S.M. De Oliveira, Ricardo Bauchspiess, Camila Brito, Luis Felipe Da Cruz Figueredo, Geovany A. Borges, Guilherme N. Ramos

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Abstract

Outdoor autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance are common challenges in robotic competitions, and solving them involves many different sets of skills. In this work, we present a modular architecture for controlling a robot in such tasks. It uses unscented Kalman filter and extended Kalman filter to fuse Global Positioning System, inertial measurement unit and odometry data; a model reference adaptive velocity controller, a proportional controller, and a deformable virtual zone algorithm for reactive obstacle avoidance. We also developed a computer vision target tracking algorithm. In the end, we show the importance of having quality sensors to work with.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 15th Latin American Robotics Symposium, 6th Brazilian Robotics Symposium and 9th Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS/SBR/WRE 2018
EditorsLuiz Marcos Garcia Goncalves, Luciane Terra dos Santos Garcia, Tiago Pereira do Nascimento, Sarah Thomaz de Lima Sa, Esther Luna Colombini, Alisson Vasconcelos de Brito
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages147-152
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538677612
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event15th Latin American Robotics Symposium, 6th Brazilian Robotics Symposium and 9th Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS/SBR/WRE 2018 - Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil
Duration: 6 Nov 201810 Nov 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings - 15th Latin American Robotics Symposium, 6th Brazilian Robotics Symposium and 9th Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS/SBR/WRE 2018

Conference

Conference15th Latin American Robotics Symposium, 6th Brazilian Robotics Symposium and 9th Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS/SBR/WRE 2018
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityJoao Pessoa, Paraiba
Period6/11/1810/11/18

Keywords

  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Computer Vision
  • Kalman Filter
  • MRAC
  • Motion Controller
  • RRT
  • Robot Architecture
  • Robotic Competitions

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