Topological Navigation of Path Planning Using a Hybrid Architecture in Wheeled Mobile Robot
摘要
In this research article, a hybrid architecture for topological path planning for wheeled mobile robots was proposed. Topological representations became more popular for path planning in wheeled mobile robots. The topological navigation of an ultrasonic sensor in sensing the vehicle number and landmarks identification (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, and L6) was explored. Landmarks were represented as binary numbers (1001, 1100, 1010, 0110, 0011, 1110), and an additional landmark was added (L7 in 0111) at the entry position point. The artificial landmarks facilitated quick sensing of landmarks’ identification numbers and vehicles as well. The shortest distance was determined using Dijkstra’s algorithm from the start to the goal position point. The distinctive locations for (N, S, E, W) movements were observed from the left and right movements of the vehicles. The total area covered by landmarks was 1080 × 900 m, and the ultrasonic distance sensor could detect a range of 2 to 80 cm. The mobile robot moved in square, rectangle, linear, and triangular patterns, with an average distance of 19.7 mm and an angle error of 0.55°. The landmarks recognition range was 99%, and the identification range was 99.5%. The localization distance ranged between 0.25 and 0.31 s, while the localization estimation took 0.002 s.