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Characteristics and signal processing of a proximity sensor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

Y.F. Li
Y.F. Li
Affiliation:
Robotics Research Group, Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, Oxford (UK)
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Summary

This paper presents a fibre optic proximity sensor suitable for robotic applications. The sensor characteristics are first identified through experiments. Then the signal processing problem is studied for general applications where no prior knowledge of the sensor environment is assumed. The nonlinear filtering is carried out by applying a Kalman Filter. Particular attention is paid to the target nature dependence of the sensor output. Experimental results are reported by using the sensors on a real robot system.

Keywords

Proximity sensorCharacteristics identificationKalman filterRobotsSignal processing
Type
Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , July 1994 , pp. 335 - 341
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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