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A Geometric Database for the Oxford Autonomous Guided Vehicle

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CAD Based Programming for Sensory Robots

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NATO ASI F,volume 50))

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The Oxford Autonomous Guided Vehicle Project has the general goal of developing vehicles that can perform useful roles within semi-structured environments. We are currently working with an industrial vehicle, to enable it to cope with the uncertainties which are inherent within the real world. This involves adding a number of sensors to the vehicle, and studying how the information so gathered can be incorporated within a geometric database. This paper discusses the requirements for this database, and outlines the extensions to an existing geometric modelling system (ROBMOD) to provide the three-dimensional components of this database.

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  1. Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK

    Stephen Cameron

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Bahram Ravani

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Cameron, S. (1988). A Geometric Database for the Oxford Autonomous Guided Vehicle. In: Ravani, B. (eds) CAD Based Programming for Sensory Robots. NATO ASI Series, vol 50. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83625-1_24

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