Risk-Reduced Mobile Robot Path Planning in Smart Environments
Conference: ISR/Robotik 2014 - 45th International Symposium on Robotics; 8th German Conference on Robotics
06/02/2014 - 06/03/2014 at München, Germany
Proceedings: ISR/Robotik 2014
Pages: 8Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Arndt, Michael; Berns, Karsten (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Abstract:
Despite advanced sensor systems to avoid collisions, mobile robots can still present safety hazards for human beings when employed in populated areas. This work suggests a method to reduce this risk with the help of information gathered through sensors embedded into a smart environment. By using models to estimate the state of the environment, the path planning entities of mobile robots can be influenced in a way to find efficient, yet safe plans to accomplish their goals.