Hybrid deliberative/reactive control of a scanning system for landmine detection
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Hybrid deliberative/reactive control of a scanning system for landmine detection
Antipersonnel mines infest fields all over the world. According to recent estimates, landmines are killing and maiming more than 2,000 innocent civilians per month. The problem of landmine detection and removal requires the cooperation of a number of engineering fields, which in turn poses a need for new technologies, such as improved sensors, efficient manipulators and mobile robots. This pape...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Robotics and Autonomous Systems
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0921-8890
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2006.12.001