The construction of future space structures in Earth orbit such as solar power stations and
space telescopes will require coordinated teams of autonomous space robots. These robot …

In this work the optical mouse is proposed for indoor odometry measurement in mobile robot
applications. The optical mouse is a very low-cost sensor and has the advantage that the …

Rapid prototy** is a key aspect for the development of innovative robotic applications. A
modular, platform-based, approach is the way to obtain this result. Modular approaches are …

This paper presents an intuitively straightforward yet comprehensive approach in
develo** and controlling a Mecanum-wheeled robot (MWR), with decent path tracking …

In this paper, a new application and capabilities of the sensor of the optical mouse are
presented. An inexpensive incremental rotary encoder is built based on a mechanical …

This work proposes a calibration method and a computational algorithm to integrate the data
of multiple optical flow sensors for two-dimensional trajectory measurements. Optical flow …

This paper presents the robust velocity estimation of an omnidirectional mobile robot using a
polygonal array of optical mice that are installed at the bottom of the mobile robot. First, the …

There is evidence that people expect to be able to play games with autonomous robots, so
that robogames could be one of the next killer applications for Robotics. Physically …

This paper investigates the use of refocused optical mouse sensors for odometry in the field
of outdoor robotic navigation. Optical mouse sensors like the ADNS-2610 are small …

This paper describes the development of a sensing device that can be used to estimate the
position of mobile robots on slippery terrains. The device consists of an optical sensor …