Global urban localization of an outdoor mobile robot with genetic algorithms

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2008-02-26

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DOĞRUER, CAN ULAŞ
Koku, Ahmet Buğra
Dölen, Melik

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The localization of mobile robots has been studied rigorously in the past. However, only a few studies have focused on developing specific Genetic Algorithms (GAs) to address the localization problem effectively. In this study; the global urban localization of an outdoor mobile platform is considered with the utilization of the odometer, the laser-rangeq finder measurements and the digital maps created from the relevant satellite images on the Internet. The localization issue is formulated as a constrained optimization problem. The study proposes a GA-based technique to solve the problem at hand efficiently.

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Localization, Remote sensing technology, Genetic algorithms, Mobile robotics

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/41498

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Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78317-6_11

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Article

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C. U. DOĞRUER, A. B. Koku, and M. Dölen, “Global urban localization of an outdoor mobile robot with genetic algorithms,” Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, pp. 103–112, 2008, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/41498.