[HTML][HTML] Optic flow-based collision-free strategies: From insects to robots

JR Serres, F Ruffier - Arthropod structure & development, 2017 - Elsevier
Flying insects are able to fly smartly in an unpredictable environment. It has been found that
flying insects have smart neurons inside their tiny brains that are sensitive to visual motion …

Honeybees as a model for the study of visually guided flight, navigation, and biologically inspired robotics

MV Srinivasan - Physiological reviews, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Research over the past century has revealed the impressive capacities of the honeybee,
Apis mellifera, in relation to visual perception, flight guidance, navigation, and learning and …

Corridor navigation and wall-following stable control for sonar-based mobile robots

R Carelli, EO Freire - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2003 - Elsevier
In this paper, a mobile robot control law for corridor navigation and wall-following, based on
sonar and odometric sensorial information is proposed. The control law allows for stable …

A visual servoing approach for autonomous corridor following and doorway passing in a wheelchair

F Pasteau, VK Narayanan, M Babel… - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2016 - Elsevier
Navigating within an unknown indoor environment using an electric wheelchair is a
challenging task, especially if the user suffers from severe disabilities. In order to reduce …

Fuzzy logic control for an autonomous robot

VM Peri, D Simon - NAFIPS 2005-2005 Annual Meeting of the …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper an autonomous wall-following robot is presented. The inputs are obtained from
ultrasonic sensors mounted. These inputs are sent to a microchip PIC16F877 …

A vision-based autopilot for a miniature air vehicle: joint speed control and lateral obstacle avoidance

J Serres, D Dray, F Ruffier, N Franceschini - Autonomous robots, 2008 - Springer
In our project on the autonomous guidance of Micro-Air Vehicles (MAVs) in confined indoor
and outdoor environments, we have developed a vision based autopilot, with which a …

[HTML][HTML] Wall follower autonomous robot development applying fuzzy incremental controller

D Hanafi, YM Abueejela, MF Zakaria - 2013 - scirp.org
This paper presents the design of an autonomous robot as a basic development of an
intelligent wheeled mobile robot for air duct or corridor cleaning. The robot navigation is …

A novel industrial AGV control strategy based on dual-wheel chassis model

H Ding, Y Huang, J Shi, Q Shi, Y Yang - Assembly Automation, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) are widely used in industrial fields. But most
control strategies merely take the lateral force into consideration. This will reduce the …

A new mobile robot control approach via fusion of control signals

E Freire, T Bastos-Filho… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes an alternative approach to address the problem of coordinating
behaviors in mobile robot navigation: fusion of control signals. Such approach is based on a …

Vision-based adaptive assistance and haptic guidance for safe wheelchair corridor following

VK Narayanan, F Pasteau, M Marchal, A Krupa… - Computer vision and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In case of motor impairments, steering a wheelchair can become a hazardous task. Joystick
jerks induced by uncontrolled motions may lead to wall collisions when a user steers a …