Abstract:
An apparatus and method for producing a map based on a hierarchical structure to produce a 3D high-precision map based on the hierarchical structure using a low-priced 2D laser scanner is provided. The apparatus and method produces the 3D high-precision map based on the hierarchical structure using the low-priced 2D laser scanner.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for robust localization in outdoor environments is provided. The localization method includes the steps of receiving scanner data from localization means and receiving angle information of a mobile device from an angle sensor, correcting the scanner data based on the received angle information, performing an Iterative Closest Point (ICP) mechanism for the corrected scanner data and generating a first constraint, and localizing the mobile device based on a graph structure under the first constraint.
Abstract:
A method of localization and mapping of a mobile robot may reduce position errors in localization and mapping using a plurality of vector field sensors. The method includes acquiring a relative coordinate in a movement space using an encoder, acquiring an absolute coordinate in the movement space by detecting intensity and direction of a signal using vector field sensors, defining a plurality of virtual cells on a surface of the movement space such that each of the cells has a plurality of nodes having predetermined positions, and updating position information about the nodes of the cells based on the relative coordinate acquired through the encoder and the absolute coordinate acquired through the vector field sensors and implementing localization and mapping in the movement space in a manner that position information of a new node is estimated while position information of a previous node is determined.
Abstract:
A method of localization and mapping of a mobile robot may reduce position errors in localization and mapping using a plurality of vector field sensors. The method includes acquiring a relative coordinate in a movement space using an encoder, acquiring an absolute coordinate in the movement space by detecting intensity and direction of a signal using vector field sensors, defining a plurality of virtual cells on a surface of the movement space such that each of the cells has a plurality of nodes having predetermined positions, and updating position information about the nodes of the cells based on the relative coordinate acquired through the encoder and the absolute coordinate acquired through the vector field sensors and implementing localization and mapping in the movement space in a manner that position information of a new node is estimated while position information of a previous node is determined.
Abstract:
Provided are a mobile robot device and a control method thereof. The mobile robot device comprises: a driving unit; an image sensor; a plurality of geomagnetic sensors; a memory for storing at least one instruction; and a processor for executing at least one instruction, wherein the processor may obtain, while the mobile robot device moves by means of the driving unit, a plurality of image data through the image sensor and obtain sensing data through the plurality of geomagnetic sensors, extract a feature point from the plurality of image data and obtain key nodes on the basis of the feature point, obtain a node sequence on the basis of the sensing data, generate a graph structure that estimates a position of the mobile robot device on the basis of the key nodes and the node sequence, and correct the graph structure based on the mobile failing in position recognition.
Abstract:
A wall-climbing drone using an auxiliary arm and a method for controlling therefore are disclosed. The wall-climbing drone according to an example of embodiments includes at least one front wheel for moving a drone on a wall by being attached on one surface of a body in contact with the wall and controlling rotation by a wall-climbing motor; an auxiliary arm including a link having one degree of freedom connected to a part of the body and changing an angle and an auxiliary wheel attached to an end of the link; a power transmission system for controlling power transmission by connecting a belt between the body and the auxiliary arm and using the belt; and a controlling unit for controlling propulsion force of each of at least one propellant according to an angle between the auxiliary arm and the body in a state attached to the wall, controlling power transmission of the power transmission system, and controlling movement of the drone by controlling rotation of the motor.
Abstract:
A method for estimating 6-DOF relative displacement using vision-based localization and apparatus therefor are disclosed. A method for estimating 6-DOF relative displacement may include acquiring images of a first marker attached to a fixing member and a second marker attached to a dynamic member for assembling to the fixing member by using a camera, extracting a feature point of the first marker and a feature point of the second marker through image processing for the acquired images, and estimating 6-DOF relative displacement of the dynamic member for the fixing member based on the extracted feature point of the first marker and feature point of the second marker.
Abstract:
Robust laser scanner matching method and device considering a movement of a ground robot are disclosed. A scan matching method according to an embodiment of the inventive concept includes receiving two point clouds, sequentially inspecting height values until a point is within a specific height range to search for correspondence points between the two point clouds, and performing scan matching between the two point clouds based on the search result of the correspondence points.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to localization method and system for providing augmented reality in mobile devices and includes sub-sampling image data acquired from a camera in the mobile devices, and extracting image patch including line and point in low-resolution image data, matching feature pairs of point features between the image patch and previous image patch according to movement of the camera, and producing line of subpixel for the image patch, and estimating a location of the camera in the mobile devices based on difference between the produced line and estimated line by inertia.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to localization method and system for providing augmented reality in mobile devices and includes sub-sampling image data acquired from a camera in the mobile devices, and extracting image patch including line and point in low-resolution image data, matching feature pairs of point features between the image patch and previous image patch according to movement of the camera, and producing line of subpixel for the image patch, and estimating a location of the camera in the mobile devices based on difference between the produced line and estimated line by inertia.