Laser-Based People Detection and Obstacle Avoidance for a Hospital Transport Robot

This paper describes the development of a laser-based people detection and obstacle avoidance algorithm for a differential-drive robot, which is used for transporting materials along a reference path in hospital domains. Detecting humans from laser data is an important functionality for the safety o...

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Main Authors: Kuisong Zheng, Feng Wu, Xiaoping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/3/961