Map-matching algorithms for robot self-localization: a comparison between perfect match, iterative closest point and normal distributions transform

H Sobreira, CM Costa, I Sousa, L Rocha, J Lima… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2019 - Springer
The self-localization of mobile robots in the environment is one of the most fundamental
problems in the robotics navigation field. It is a complex and challenging problem due to the …

[HTML][HTML] An unmanned inland cargo vessel: Design, build, and experiments

G Peeters, M Kotzé, MR Afzal, T Catoor, S Van Baelen… - Ocean …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although road-based freight transport has large external costs, it currently dominates the
hinterland cargo transport sector in Europe. An increase of the automation levels of inland …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental evaluation of autonomous map-based spot navigation in confined environments

A Koval, S Karlsson, G Nikolakopoulos - Biomimetic Intelligence and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this article, we address the task of experimental evaluation of autonomous map-based
navigation of a Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped robot in confined environments equipped …

CICP: Cluster Iterative Closest Point for sparse–dense point cloud registration

ML Tazir, T Gokhool, P Checchin, L Malaterre… - Robotics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Point cloud registration is an important and fundamental building block of mobile robotics. It
forms an integral part of the processes of map**, localization, object detection and …

Infrastructure-free hierarchical mobile robot global localization in repetitive environments

Z Wu, Y Yue, M Wen, J Zhang, J Yi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Repetitive or ambiguous environment, where structures are highly similar and distinct
geometric features are not sufficient, is one of the critical and challenging scenarios for …

On the development of a collaborative robotic system for industrial coating cells

R Arrais, CM Costa, P Ribeiro, LF Rocha… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
For remaining competitive in the current industrial manufacturing markets, coating
companies need to implement flexible production systems for dealing with mass …

Comparison of 3D Sensors for Automating Bolt-Tightening Operations in the Automotive Industry

J Dias, P Simões, N Soares, CM Costa, MR Petry… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Machine vision systems are widely used in assembly lines for providing sensing abilities to
robots to allow them to handle dynamic environments. This paper presents a comparison of …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of three key remote sensing technologies for mobile robot localization in nuclear facilities

ET Jonasson, LR Pinto, A Vale - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Sensor technologies will play a key role in the success of Remote Maintenance (RM)
systems for future fusion reactors. In this paper, three key types of sensor technologies of …

[HTML][HTML] Change detection and update of 3D sparse map by merging geometry and appearance

W Ma, Z Song, Y He, S Shen - … Journal of Applied Earth Observation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Large-scale 3D sparse maps generated by Structure-from-Motion (SfM) from images play an
important role in many applications, including visual localization, augmented reality, etc. In …

Bin picking for ship-building logistics using perception and gras** systems

A Cordeiro, JP Souza, CM Costa, V Filipe, LF Rocha… - Robotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bin picking is a challenging task involving many research domains within the perception and
gras** fields, for which there are no perfect and reliable solutions available that are …