Robotic Tour Guide Platform

This thesis describes the development of a mobile robot research platform (Roberto) designed for use in developing LIDAR, vision, and other sensor-based mapping and localization systems, path planning and steering systems, and emotive human-robot interaction systems. The platform has been designed to allow for flexibility and extensibility while assuring safety and stability. The ROS open source library has been utilized to leverage middleware solutions common to many problems in robotics. This platform has been demonstrated to have the capability to operate safely around humans in a dynamic and unmodified environment, giving tours of the Glennan building at Case Western Reserve University. This platform allows for teleoperation as well as full autonomous functionality.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Sciences (Engineering)

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

EECS - Computer Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Fish, Jesse O.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Newman, Wyatt

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Robotics
• Robots
• ROS
• robot
• tour guide

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1342039873

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:case1342039873