Autonomous Mobile Robot for Outdoor Slope Using 2D LiDAR with Uniaxial Gimbal Mechanism

Shunya Hara; Toshihiko Shimizu; Masanori Konishi; Ryotaro Yamamura; Shuhei Ikemoto

doi:10.20965/jrm.2020.p1173

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JRM Vol.32 No.6 pp. 1173-1182

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2020.p1173

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Autonomous Mobile Robot for Outdoor Slope Using 2D LiDAR with Uniaxial Gimbal Mechanism

Shunya Hara^, Toshihiko Shimizu^, Masanori Konishi^, Ryotaro Yamamura^, and Shuhei Ikemoto^**

^*Kobe City College of Technology
8-3 Gakuen-Higashimachi, Nishi-ku, Kobe 651-2194, Japan

^**Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyusyu Institute of Technology
2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0196, Japan

Received:

May 15, 2020

Accepted:

October 19, 2020

Published:

December 20, 2020

Keywords:

mobile robot, LiDAR, SLAM, uniaxial gimbal mechanism, slope

Abstract

The Nakanoshima Challenge is a contest for developing sophisticated navigation systems of robots for collecting garbage in outdoor public spaces. In this study, a robot named Navit(oo)n is designed, and its performance in public spaces such as city parks is evaluated. Navit(oo)n contains two 2D LiDAR scanners with uniaxial gimbal mechanism, improving self-localization robustness on a slope. The gimbal mechanism adjusts the angle of the LiDAR scanner, preventing erroneous ground detection. We evaluate the navigation performance of Navit(oo)n in the Nakanoshima and its Extra Challenges.

Uniaxial gimbal mechanism for slope

Cite this article as:

S. Hara, T. Shimizu, M. Konishi, R. Yamamura, and S. Ikemoto, “Autonomous Mobile Robot for Outdoor Slope Using 2D LiDAR with Uniaxial Gimbal Mechanism,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.32 No.6, pp. 1173-1182, 2020.

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[1] [1] R. Sakai, S. Katsumata, T. Miki, T. Yano, W. Wei, Y. Okadome, N. Chihara, N. Kimura, Y. Nakai, I. Matsuo, and T. Shimizu, “A mobile dual-arm manipulation robot system for stocking and disposing of items in a convenience store by using universal vacuum grippers for grasping items,” Advanced Robotics, Vol.34, Nos.3-4, pp. 219-234, 2020.

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[5] [5] E. Brown, N. Rodenberg, J. Amend, A. Mozeika, E. Steltz, M. R. Zakin, H. Lipson, and H. M. Jaeger, “Universal robotic gripper based on the jamming of granular material,” Proc. of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol.107, pp. 18809-18814, 2010.

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[9] [9] M. Fujita, S. Ikeda, T. Fujimoto, T. Shimizu, S. Ikemoto, and T. Miyamoto, “Development of universal vacuum gripper for wall-climbing robot,” Advanced Robotics, Vol.32, No.6, pp. 283-296, 2018.

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Autonomous Mobile Robot for Outdoor Slope Using 2D LiDAR with Uniaxial Gimbal Mechanism

Shunya Hara*, Toshihiko Shimizu*, Masanori Konishi*, Ryotaro Yamamura*, and Shuhei Ikemoto**

Shunya Hara^, Toshihiko Shimizu^, Masanori Konishi^, Ryotaro Yamamura^, and Shuhei Ikemoto^**