WAMbot: Team MAGICian's entry to the Multi Autonomous Ground‐robotic International Challenge 2010
Adrian Boeing, Mark Boulton, Thomas Bräunl, Brian Frisch, Sam Lopes, Aidan Morgan, Frank Ophelders, Sushil Pangeni, Robert G. Reid, Kevin Vinsen, Nicolas Garel, Chang Su Lee, Martin Mašek, Anthony Attwood, Michael V. Fazio, Adam Gandossi · Journal of Field Robotics · 2012
Abstract This article describes “WAMbot,'' an autonomous unmanned ground vehicle and the Team MAGICian solution to the 2010 Multi Autonomous Ground‐robotic International Challenge (MAGIC). The system architecture, hardware, sensing, planning, navigation, mapping systems, and user interface were specifically designed to address the demands of the large‐scale distributed reconnaissance and surveillance task presented in the challenge. The resulting system was selected as a finalist and ultimately placed 4th in MAGIC 2010. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.