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3-D Terrain Mapping And Navigation Using A Laser Range Finder, Matthew L. Azevedo, Matthew Parilla, Kevin K. Parsons
3-D Terrain Mapping And Navigation Using A Laser Range Finder, Matthew L. Azevedo, Matthew Parilla, Kevin K. Parsons
Mechanical Engineering
The purpose of this Senior Project is to develop and implement a three-dimensional mapping and navigation system utilizing laser technology on a robotic platform. The sponsor of this project, Synbotics® Incorporated, currently has an obstacle avoidance system only operating in a single horizontal plane. This limits the mapping and navigation ability of the robot because objects below and above this plane are not accounted for. A three-dimensional system is needed to allow the robot to better navigate and map an area by accounting for these objects in the third dimension and avoiding collisions. Keith Guy, Synbotics® Chief Executive Officer, requested …