A controller to perform a visually guided tracking task in a cluttered environment

Presents a controller for driving a mobile robot towards a target in a cluttered environment. The proposed method combines visual servoing techniques allowing the target to be tracked, with an obstacle avoidance strategy based on the information provided by a 2D laser range sensor. Simulation results are presented at the end of the paper.

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