Development of magnetic map that can be shared among different specifications of robots to work in various environments

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K21581
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Intelligent robotics; Perceptual information processing
• Research Institution: Oyama National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Sam Ann Rahok 小山工業高等専門学校, 電気電子創造工学科, 助教 (30633870)
• Research Collaborator: Nakayama Taichi
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 環境磁場 / 磁気センサのキャリブレーション / 共有可能な磁気マップ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to develop a magnetic map that can be shared among different specifications of robots. To achieve this, it is necessary to have a universal coordinates for recording magnetic data at each position and an accurate calibration of the magnetic sensor. The universal coordinates can be obtained by combining the RTK-GPS with the encoders. For the calibration of the magnetic sensors, we use magnetic shield to cover the magnetic materials around the magnetic sensors to reduce the influence of the external magnetic field before performing the calibration to get an accurate calibration.
By using our magnetic map, a more robust autonomous navigation method can be achieved. Moreover, it is possible to share the magnetic map among the different specifications of robots.

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