Robotic exploration and landmark determination: hardware-efficient algorithms and FPGA implementations

Much of the research effort in mobile robots in the recent past has been on sensing and design of time-efficient algorithms for tasks such as localization,mapping and navigation. Mobile robots typically employ an embedded computer for high level computations. As applications of robots expand, there is a need to investigate architecturally efficient choices for this embedded computing platform. In particular, it is valuable to process data to obtain time, space and energy-efficient solutions for various robotic tasks. This book presents hardware-efficient algorithms and FPGA implementations for two robotic tasks, namely exploration and landmark determination. The work identifies scenarios formobile robotics where parallel processing and selective shutdown offered by FPGAs are invaluable. The book proceeds to systematically develop memory-drivenVLSI architectures for both the tasks. Presents recent research in robotic exploration and landmark determination using hardware-efficient algorithms and FPGA implementations INDICE: Introduction.- Literature Survey.- Design and Development of an FPGA-Based Robot.- Hardware-Efficient Robotic Exploration.- Hardware-Efficient Landmark Determination.- The Road Ahead.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-75393-3
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 155
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés