Naval Postgraduate School
Dudley Knox Library
NPS Dudley Knox Library
View Item 
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  • How to search in Calhoun
  • My Accounts
  • Ask a Librarian
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Browse

All of CalhounCollectionsThis Collection

My Account

LoginRegister

Statistics

Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

Obstacle detection and avoidance on a mobile robotic platform using active depth sensing

Thumbnail
Download
Icon14Jun_Calibo_Taylor.pdf (996.5Kb)
Download Record
Download to EndNote/RefMan (RIS)
Download to BibTex
Author
Calibo, Taylor K.
Date
2014-06
Advisor
Yun, Xiaoping
Second Reader
Staples, Zac
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
The ability to recognize and navigate surrounding environments free from collision with obstacles has been at the forefront of mobile robotic applications since its inception. At the price of nearly one tenth of a laser range finder, the Xbox Kinect uses an infrared projector and camera to capture images of its environment in three dimensions. The objective of this thesis was to investigate if the Xbox Kinect can be utilized to detect thin or narrow obstacles that are often invisible to the P3-DX mobile robotic platform. We present an algorithm to process and analyze point cloud data from the Xbox Kinect sensor and transform it into a two-dimensional map of the surrounding environment for further use with the P3-DX. Obstacle avoidance scenarios were then performed using two separate algorithms: a narrow corridor following algorithm and a potential fields algorithm. The results demonstrate that in a structured testing environment, the Xbox Kinect can be used to detect and avoid narrow obstacles that are not immediately recognized by the onboard sonar array of the P3-DX.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10945/42591
Collections
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

  • Thumbnail

    Motion planning and dynamic control of the Nomad 200 mobile robot in a laboratory environment 

    Tan, Ko-Cheng (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1996-06);
    Motion planning and control of a Nomad 200 mobile robot are studied in this thesis. The objective is to develop a motion planning and control algorithm that is able to move the robot from an initial configuration (position ...
  • Thumbnail

    Research on motion planning of autonomous mobile robot 

    Papadatos, Athanassios (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1996-03);
    The path planning algorithm in Yamabico is based on a variation of Dijkstra's algorithm which has time complexity of O(n2). This algorithm works well in a dynamic environment, but a faster algorithm, called the All-Pairs ...
  • Thumbnail

    Migration of a real-time optimal-control algorithm from MATLAB TM to Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) 

    Moon, Ron L. (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005-12);
    This thesis presents an overarching plan to migrate a time-optimal spacecraft control algorithm from the MATLABTM development environment into an FPGA-based embedded-platform development board. Research at the Naval ...
NPS Dudley Knox LibraryDUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY
Feedback

411 Dyer Rd. Bldg. 339
Monterey, CA 93943
circdesk@nps.edu
(831) 656-2947
DSN 756-2947

    Federal Depository Library      


Start Your Research

Research Guides
Academic Writing
Ask a Librarian
Copyright at NPS
Graduate Writing Center
How to Cite
Library Liaisons
Research Tools
Thesis Processing Office

Find & Download

Databases List
Articles, Books & More
NPS Theses
NPS Faculty Publications: Calhoun
Journal Titles
Course Reserves

Use the Library

My Accounts
Request Article or Book
Borrow, Renew, Return
Tech Help
Remote Access
Workshops & Tours

For Faculty & Researchers
For International Students
For Alumni

Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Rooms & Study Spaces
Floor Map
Computers & Software
Adapters, Lockers & More

Collections

NPS Archive: Calhoun
Restricted Resources
Special Collections & Archives
Federal Depository
Homeland Security Digital Library

About

Hours
Library Staff
About Us
Special Exhibits
Policies
Our Affiliates
Visit Us

NPS-Licensed Resources—Terms & Conditions
Copyright Notice

Naval Postgraduate School

Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943
Driving Directions | Campus Map

This is an official U.S. Navy Website |  Please read our Privacy Policy Notice  |  FOIA |  Section 508 |  No FEAR Act |  Whistleblower Protection |  Copyright and Accessibility |  Contact Webmaster

Export search results

The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

A logged-in user can export up to 15000 items. If you're not logged in, you can export no more than 500 items.

To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.