Abstract
Now, mobile robots and AGVs in factories are mainly navigated by the method using the guide such as magnetic tape on the ground. However, the guide must be changed every layout change. That is the reason why the total costs are high. In our research group, navigation method of a mobile robot guided by laser spots are proposed. To realize the expansion of navigation area and increasing the navigation speed, omni-directional mobile robot with the laser tracking table which can control the direction of optical sensor array are developed. This paper also describes experimental results to evaluate these functions.
