Vine Robot Localization Via Collision

Eugenio Frias-Miranda,Alankriti Srivastava,Sicheng Wang,Laura H. Blumenschein,Eugenio Frias-Miranda,Alankriti Srivastava,Sicheng Wang,Laura H. Blumenschein

Localization of robots is a complex task that is often hindered by the sensors these systems use. Due to the majority of field robots being rigid, most of these sensing modalities have the same common faults, such as performance being hindered when their camera vision is obscured. In addition, rigid systems lack flexibility when traversing multiple environments: especially when traversing uneven a...