Realization of SLAM and Object Detection using Ultrasonic Sensor and RGB-HD Camera

Abstract

In the emerging field of mobile robotics, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) of robots play an increasingly important role. In spite of the availability of various algorithms and methodologies for SLAM in mobile robots, this field still faces a lot of difficulties in detecting multiple objects and mapping. In this paper, we propose a method to determine the position of mobile robots and their navigation to establish an outline map of the environment when no previous knowledge of its location is available in a highly effective and cost-efficient manner. This proposed method primarily uses an ultrasonic sensor, RGB-720p camera, motor drivers and a Raspberry Pi module for processing the extracted data. Further, this method can be extensively used even in outdoor environments like hospitals, bio-medical institutions, etc., where robots are required.