Radar and LiDAR Sensorfusion in Low Visibility Environments

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten30-36
Seitenumfang7
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2016
Veranstaltung13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, ICINCO 2016 - Lisbon, Portugal
Dauer: 29 Juli 201631 Juli 2016

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Konferenz13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, ICINCO 2016
Land/GebietPortugal
OrtLisbon
Zeitraum29 Juli 201631 Juli 2016

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LiDAR sensors are unable to detect objects that are inside or behind dense smoke, fog or dust. These aerosols lead to problems for environmental modeling with mobile robotic platforms. For example, if a robot equipped with a LiDAR is surrounded by dense smoke, it can neither localize itself nor can it create a map. Radar sensors, on the other hand, are immune to these conditions, but are unable to represent the structure of an environment in the same quality as a LiDAR due to limited range and angular resolution. In this paper, we introduce the mechanically pivoting radar (MPR), which is a 2D high bandwidth radar scanner. We present first results for robotic mapping and a fusion strategy in order to reduce the negative influence of the aforementioned harsh conditions on LiDAR scans. In addition to the metric representation of an environment with low visibility, we introduce the LRR (LiDAR-Radar-Ratio), which correlates with the amount of aerosols around the robot discussing its meaning and possible application.

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Radar and LiDAR Sensorfusion in Low Visibility Environments. / Fritsche, Paul; Kueppers, Simon; Briese, Gunnar et al.
2016. 30-36 Beitrag in 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, ICINCO 2016, Lisbon, Portugal.

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Fritsche, P, Kueppers, S, Briese, G & Wagner, B 2016, 'Radar and LiDAR Sensorfusion in Low Visibility Environments', Beitrag in 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, ICINCO 2016, Lisbon, Portugal, 29 Juli 2016 - 31 Juli 2016 S. 30-36. https://doi.org/10.5220/0005960200300036
Fritsche, P., Kueppers, S., Briese, G., & Wagner, B. (2016). Radar and LiDAR Sensorfusion in Low Visibility Environments. 30-36. Beitrag in 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, ICINCO 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. https://doi.org/10.5220/0005960200300036
Fritsche P, Kueppers S, Briese G, Wagner B. Radar and LiDAR Sensorfusion in Low Visibility Environments. 2016. Beitrag in 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, ICINCO 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. doi: 10.5220/0005960200300036
Fritsche, Paul ; Kueppers, Simon ; Briese, Gunnar et al. / Radar and LiDAR Sensorfusion in Low Visibility Environments. Beitrag in 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, ICINCO 2016, Lisbon, Portugal.7 S.
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