3D Robotic Mapping

This thorough treatment of 3D robotic mapping focuses on acquiring spatial models of physical environments through mobile robots. In it, new solutions to the 6D SLAM problem for 3D laser scans are proposed and a wide variety of applications are presented.

Focuses on acquiring spatial models of physical environments through mobile robots The robotic mapping problem is commonly referred to as SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping). 3D maps are necessary to avoid collisions with complex obstacles and to self-localize in six degrees of freedom (x-, y-, z-position, roll, yaw and pitch angle) New solutions to the 6D SLAM problem for 3D laser scans are proposed and a wide variety of applications are presented

Introduction.- Perceiving 3D Range Data.- State of the Art.- 3D Range Image Registration.- Globally Consistent Range Image Registration.- Experiments and Results.- 3D Maps with Semantics.- Conclusions and Outlook.