Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping for a tree climbing robot

"This work addresses the problem of generating a 3D mesh grid model of a tree by a climbing robot for tree inspection. In order to generate a consistent model of the tree while climbing, the robot needs to be able to track its location while generating the model. Hence we explored this problem...

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Main Author: Wisely Babu, Benzun Pious
Other Authors: Taskin Padir, Committee Member
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2013
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/1038
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2037&context=etd-theses