期刊名称：International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
印刷版ISSN：1729-8806
电子版ISSN：1729-8814
出版年度：2015
卷号：12
DOI：10.5772/60084
语种：English
出版社：SAGE Publications
摘要：This paper presents the multi-robot eXploration tool (MRXT) [Freely available at http://arvc.umh.es/mrxt], a new mobile robotics simulation tool whose aim is to experiment and understand some well-known multi-robot exploration algorithms. The application is designed to test and compare different multi-robot exploration algorithms as well as SLAM techniques. The application includes a wide range of exploration algorithms that differ in their level of coordination and integration with the SLAM algorithm. The tool is focused on describing the exploration problem in a simple manner so that it is useful for educational or research purposes. In comparison with other simulation tools, MRXT is the first application completely focused on the exploration problem, so it can be easily employed to understand interactively many of the issues regarding this general problem in mobile robotics. Furthermore, the paper describes some examples using the tool.
关键词：autonomous exploration; mobile robot simulator; SLAM
