Using laser range finders as a method of navigation is popular with mobile land robots; however, there has been little research using it with water vehicles. Therefore, this thesis explores the usage and data flow of a laser range finder on a water raft. A unique algorithm for localization and mapping for the sensor is developed and tested both in simulation and in realtime with a vehicle. Both the localization of the vehicle and mapping of its environment are able to achieve precise locations, deviating only a few millimeters of their expected values. With this algorithm, a closed-loop control system is also developed and implemented on the vehicle. The vehicle is able to move to a predefined location and be within a very small range of acceptable values. The control loop is further explored with damping, gain variations, and different trajectories..


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    Title :

    Laser Range Finder Mapping of Floating Vehicle


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    Publication date :

    2009


    Size :

    48 pages


    Remarks:

    Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2009.
    Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 48).


    Type of media :

    Theses


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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