Thesis Archive
An Autonomous Mobile Olfactory Robot For the Localization of Chemical Leak (2007)
Emmanuel. A. Gonzalez, Floyd Matthew G. Mascenon, Alexis J. Magpantay, Kervin Clyde C. Go and Miguel Lorenzo J. Cordero, advised by Arnold N. Santos
Abstract:
-This paper presents an autonomous mobile olfactory robot that is capable of locating the source of a chemical leak. It discusses the design and construction of the mobile robot from the gas sensors used to detect the amount of ethanol concentration to the infrared sensors utilized in obstacle avoidance. The algorithms employed for the robot’s navigation and obstacle avoidance were discussed. Experimental results were also presented demonstrating that simple sensory information coupled with effective robot navigation is sufficient to find the source of an odor plume.
Correspondence:
Arnold N. Santos
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