Purdon, KylaDickens, John SDe Ronde, WillisRamruthan, KshirCrafford, Gerrie2024-03-192024-03-192023-11Purdon, K., Dickens, J.S., De Ronde, W., Ramruthan, K. & Crafford, G. 2023. Voyager, a ground mobile robotic platform for research development. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13641 .http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13641This paper describes a mobile ground-based robotic platform named Voyager which was developed to support robotics research and replace the old mobile robotic platform, the Pioneer. A comparative analysis was done with three mobile robot: platforms Pioneer 3-DX, Clearpath Robotics Jackal, and SuperDroid Robots VIPR to determine the requirements for Voyager's development. The Voyager is currently equipped with a 3D LiDAR scanner, inertial measurement unit, and camera to allow for the onboard software to perform obstacle avoidance as well as avoid non-traversable terrain when driving outdoors. This universal platform has been used for developing new algorithms for path planning, obstacle avoidance, localisation, and mapping.FulltextenGround-based robotic platformVoyagerPlatforms Pioneer 3-DXClearpath Robotics JackalSuperDroid Robots VIPRConference PresentationPurdon, K., Dickens, J. S., De Ronde, W., Ramruthan, K., & Crafford, G. (2023). Voyager, a ground mobile robotic platform for research development. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13641Purdon, Kyla, John S Dickens, Willis De Ronde, Kshir Ramruthan, and Gerrie Crafford. "Voyager, a ground mobile robotic platform for research development." <i>RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa, 30 October – 2 November 2023</i> (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13641Purdon K, Dickens JS, De Ronde W, Ramruthan K, Crafford G, Voyager, a ground mobile robotic platform for research development; 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13641 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Purdon, Kyla AU - Dickens, John S AU - De Ronde, Willis AU - Ramruthan, Kshir AU - Crafford, Gerrie AB - This paper describes a mobile ground-based robotic platform named Voyager which was developed to support robotics research and replace the old mobile robotic platform, the Pioneer. A comparative analysis was done with three mobile robot: platforms Pioneer 3-DX, Clearpath Robotics Jackal, and SuperDroid Robots VIPR to determine the requirements for Voyager's development. The Voyager is currently equipped with a 3D LiDAR scanner, inertial measurement unit, and camera to allow for the onboard software to perform obstacle avoidance as well as avoid non-traversable terrain when driving outdoors. This universal platform has been used for developing new algorithms for path planning, obstacle avoidance, localisation, and mapping. DA - 2023-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa, 30 October – 2 November 2023 KW - Ground-based robotic platform KW - Voyager KW - Platforms Pioneer 3-DX KW - Clearpath Robotics Jackal KW - SuperDroid Robots VIPR LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2023 T1 - Voyager, a ground mobile robotic platform for research development TI - Voyager, a ground mobile robotic platform for research development UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13641 ER -27466