Map building by multi-robot is very important to accomplish autonomous navigation,and one of the basic problems and research hotspots is how to merge the maps into a single one in the field of multi-robot map building...Map building by multi-robot is very important to accomplish autonomous navigation,and one of the basic problems and research hotspots is how to merge the maps into a single one in the field of multi-robot map building.A novel approach is put forward based on adaptive differential evolution to map building for the multi-robot system.The multi-robot mapping-building system adopts the methods of decentralized exploration and concentrated mapping.The adaptive differential evolution algorithm is used to search in the space of possible transformation,and the iterative search is performed with the goal of maximizing overlapping regions.The map is translated and rotated so that the two maps can be overlapped and merged into a single global one successfully.This approach for map building can be realized without any knowledge of their relative positions.Experimental results show that the approach is effective and feasibile.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.90820302,60805027)the Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Hunan(No.12JJ3064)+1 种基金the Construct Program of the Key Discipline in Hunan Province(No.201176)the Planned Science and Technology Project of Hunan Province(No.2011SK3135,2012FJ3059)
文摘Map building by multi-robot is very important to accomplish autonomous navigation,and one of the basic problems and research hotspots is how to merge the maps into a single one in the field of multi-robot map building.A novel approach is put forward based on adaptive differential evolution to map building for the multi-robot system.The multi-robot mapping-building system adopts the methods of decentralized exploration and concentrated mapping.The adaptive differential evolution algorithm is used to search in the space of possible transformation,and the iterative search is performed with the goal of maximizing overlapping regions.The map is translated and rotated so that the two maps can be overlapped and merged into a single global one successfully.This approach for map building can be realized without any knowledge of their relative positions.Experimental results show that the approach is effective and feasibile.
