Mobile Robot Localization by Remote Viewing of a Colored Cylinder
- Resource Type
- Report
- Authors
- Volpe, R; Litwin, T; Matthies, L
- Source
- Subject
- Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
- Language
- English
A system was developed for the Mars Pathfinder rover in which the rover checks its position by viewing the angle back to a colored cylinder with different colors for different angles. The rover determines distance by the apparent size of the cylinder.