This project created a stand-alone unit capable of providing on-board sensing and processing for robotic vehicles. This unit was designed to be compact, lightweight, inexpensive, and adaptable. The goal of this project is to help advance robotics research in mapping and multi-agent coordination by making it easier to equip vehicles to perform mapping and localization functions. Software integration for the sensing components was accomplished using the LSD-SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) Package in ROS (Robot Operating System) and localization testing was done to verify functionality.
Key Words: UAV, Robotics, Mapping, Localization, SLAM, Sensing, Processin
