Skip to main content
  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2006

Field and Service Robotics

Results of the 5th International Conference

  • Post-conference proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Field and Service
  • Robotics held in Prot Douglas, Australia at July 2005

Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR, volume 25)

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (50 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
  2. Keynotes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Container Port Automation

      • Graeme Nelmes
      Pages 3-8
  3. Outdoor Vision

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    2. Autonomous Helicopter Tracking and Localization Using a Self-Surveying Camera Array

      • Masayoshi Matsuoka, Alan Chen, Surya P. N. Singh, Adam Coates, Andrew Y. Ng, Sebastian Thrun
      Pages 19-30
    3. Visual Motion Estimation for an Autonomous Underwater Reef Monitoring Robot

      • Matthew Dunbabin, Kane Usher, Peter Corke
      Pages 31-42
    4. Road Obstacle Detection Using Robust Model Fitting

      • Niloofar Gheissari, Nick Barnes
      Pages 43-54
    5. Real-Time Regular Polygonal Sign Detection

      • Nick Barnes, Gareth Loy
      Pages 55-66
    6. Distinctness Analysis on Natural Landmark Descriptors

      • Kai-Ming Kiang, Richard Willgoss, Alan Blair
      Pages 67-78
    7. Bimodal Active Stereo Vision

      • Andrew Dankers, Nick Barnes, Alex Zelinsky
      Pages 79-90
  4. Navigation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
    2. A System for Automatic Marking of Floors in Very Large Spaces

      • Patric Jensfelt, Gunnar Gullstrand, Erik Förell
      Pages 93-104
    3. Topological Global Localization for Subterranean Voids

      • David Silver, Joseph Carsten, Scott Thayer
      Pages 117-128
    4. A Navigation System for Automated Loaders in Underground Mines

      • Johan Larsson, Mathias Broxvall, Alessandro Saffiotti
      Pages 129-140
  5. Mapping and Localization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
    2. Outdoor Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping Using RatSLAM

      • David Prasser, Michael Milford, Gordon Wyeth
      Pages 143-154
    3. Implementation Issues and Experimental Evaluation of D-SLAM

      • Zhan Wang, Shoudong Huang, Gamini Dissanayake
      Pages 155-166
    4. Scan-SLAM: Combining EKF-SLAM and Scan Correlation

      • Juan Nieto, Tim Bailey, Eduardo Nebot
      Pages 167-178

About this book

The 5th International Conference on Field and Service Robotics (FSR05) was held in Port Douglas, Australia, on 29th - 31st July 2005, and brought together the worlds' leading experts in field and service automation. The goal of the conference was to report and encourage the latest research and practical results towards the use of field and service robotics in the community with particular focus on proven technology. The conference provided a forum for researchers, professionals and robot manufacturers to exchange up-to-date technical knowledge and experience.

Field robots are robots which operate in outdoor, complex, and dynamic environments. Service robots are those that work closely with humans, with particular applications involving indoor and structured environments. There are a wide range of topics presented in this issue on field and service robots including: Agricultural and Forestry Robotics, Mining and Exploration Robots, Robots for Construction, Security & Defence Robots, Cleaning Robots, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and Autonomous Flying Robots.

This meeting was the fifth in the series and brings FSR back to Australia where it was first held. FSR has been held every 2 years, starting with Canberra 1997, followed by Pittsburgh 1999, Helsinki 2001 and Lake Yamanaka 2003.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Autonomous Systems Laboratory, CSIRO ICT Centre, Kenmore, Australia

    Peter Corke

  • Australian Centre for Field Robotics, The University of Sydney, Australia

    Salah Sukkariah

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access