Amy Loutfi, Silvia Coradeschi, Achim J. Lilienthal and Javier Gonzalez
Gas Distribution Mapping of Multiple Odour Sources using a Mobile Robot
Robotica,
Volume 27, Issue 2, 31 August 2009, pp. 311-319
(published online by Cambridge University Press 04 Jun 2008).
Abstract:
Mobile olfactory robots can be used in a number of relevant application areas
where a better understanding of a gas distribution is needed,
such as environmental monitoring and safety and security related fields.
In this paper,
we present a method
to integrate the classification of odours together with gas distribution mapping.
The resulting odour map is then correlated with the spatial information
collected from a laser range scanner
to form a combined map.
Experiments are performed using a mobile robot in large and unmodified indoor and outdoor environments.
Multiple odour sources are used and
are identified using only transient information from the gas sensor response.
The resulting multi-level map can be used as a representation of the collected odour data.
Bibtex:
@ARTICLE{Loutfi_etal:Robotica:2008,
AUTHOR = {Loutfi, Amy and Coradeschi, Silvia and Lilienthal, Achim J. and Gonzalez, Javier},
TITLE = {Gas Distribution Mapping of Multiple Odour Sources using a Mobile Robot},
JOURNAL = {Robotica},
YEAR = {2009},
MONTH = {June 4},
VOLUME = {27},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {311--319},
KEYWORDS = {Mobile robots; Teleoperation; Mobile olfaction; Electronic nose; Gas mapping},
URL = {http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=3754296}
}