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An obstacle avoidance method based on non-radial arrangement of distance sensors for vacuum cleaning robot

  • Yongzheng Zhou
  • , Rongchuan Sun*
  • , Shumei Yu
  • , Jianyu Yang
  • , Lining Sun
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Vacuum cleaning robots are used more and more widely in household environments. Due to the manner of using distance sensors, most conventional cleaning robots cannot completely avoid collision with environments when cleaning rooms. This paper proposes to arrange the distance sensors non-radially. Then an obstacle avoidance method is proposed to realize fully collision-free navigation for a cleaning robot which only using a small amount of low-cost sensors. The sensors' installation position is optimized to make the robot perceive more extensive area and have sufficient reaction time to avoid obstacles. A local grid map describing the area's traversability in front of the robot is created, based on which an obstacle avoidance method is presented. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. Further research on real robot will help vacuum cleaning robots improve their navigation performance in real applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages608-612
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781509043644
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2016 - Qingdao, China
Duration: 3 Dec 20167 Dec 2016

Publication series

Name2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2016

Conference

Conference2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityQingdao
Period3/12/167/12/16

Keywords

  • Obstacle Avoidance
  • Path Planning
  • Vacuum Cleaning Robot

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