4 accepted papers
Mobile service robots deployed in populated environments like train stations, airports or offices are not only required to move safely, but also in socially acceptable ways. In order to achieve this, robots need to be able to track people within their vicinity. This work presents an approach to trac…
Autonomous vehicles are, in contrast to classical automated guided vehicles (AGVs), less predictable in their behavior and drive time. Therefore, the issue of how to efficiently control these vehicles arises, because autonomous agents need to be coordinated and not controlled, to give autonomous beh…
Emergency trajectories enable one to move faster through an environment while still moving safely. Having an emergency trajectory within an observed vacant space makes it possible to safely navigate through unknown territory or through a door without slowing down. Emergency trajectories allow for sa…
This paper presents a novel Local-Path Planning approach for an independent four-wheel steering (I4WS) mobile base. The approach smoothly drives and rotates the platform while still following a given path and avoiding obstacles. I4WS vehicles are omnidirectional vehicles, similar to shopping carts,…