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The Urban Search and Rescue Simulation used for RoboCup lacks realistic response of laser range finders on smoke. In this paper, the behavior of a Hokuyo and Sick laser range finder in a smoky environment is studied. The behavior of the lasers is among others a function of the visibility level, and in this article this function is quantified into an explicit model. This model is implemented in a simulation environment which is the basis of the Virtual Robot competition of the RoboCup Rescue League. The behavior of both real and virtual laser range finders is compared in a number of validation tests. The validation tests show that the behavior of the laser range finders in the simulation is consistent with the real world.
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Formsma, O., Dijkshoorn, N., van Noort, S., Visser, A. (2011). Realistic Simulation of Laser Range Finder Behavior in a Smoky Environment. In: Ruiz-del-Solar, J., Chown, E., Plöger, P.G. (eds) RoboCup 2010: Robot Soccer World Cup XIV. RoboCup 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6556. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20217-9_29
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