Autonomous Pool Cleaning: Self Localization and Autonomous Navigation for Cleaning

A Vision-Based Trajectory Controller for Autonomous Cleaning Robots

Autonomous cleaning robots should completely cover the accessible area with minimal repeated coverage. We present a mostly visionbased navigation strategy for systematical exploration of an area with meandering lanes. The results of the robot experiments show that our approach can guide the robot along parallel lanes while achieving a good coverage with only a small proportion of repeated cover...

An Inertial/RFID Based Localization Method for Autonomous Lawnmowers

Robotic lawnmowers currently available in the market cover their assigned area using a random reflection navigation strategy. While this strategy has been widely accepted for autonomous vacuum cleaning systems, it poses quality problems in outdoor applications since a randomic crossing of the garden can lead to an uneven mowing. In this paper we propose a localization algorithm based on a modif...

Self-traveling robotic system for autonomous abrasive blast cleaning in double-hulled structures of ships

Navigation of autonomous vehicles for oil spill cleaning in dynamic and uncertain environments

In the context of oil spill cleaning by autonomous vehicles in dynamic and uncertain environments, this paper presents a multi-resolution algorithm that seamlessly integrates the concepts of local navigation and global navigation based on the sensory information; the objective here is to enable adaptive decision making and online replanning of vehicle paths. The proposed algorithm provides a co...

Cleaning robot navigation using panoramic views and particle clouds as landmarks

The paper describes a visual method for the navigation of autonomous floor-cleaning robots. The method constructs a topological map with metrical information where place nodes are characterized by panoramic images and by particle clouds representing position estimates. Current image and position estimate of the robot are interrelated to landmark images and position estimates stored in the map n...