Abstract
Recently, autonomous mobile robots have been researched actively. Most of the autonomous mobile robots include various kinds of sensors in the systems to achieve stable navigation. Some sensors are special and expensive. Also, they need to prepare environmental maps previously for autonomous navigation. These prevent the autonomous robots from spreading in our living environments. On the other hand, tablet-type devices and smart phones have been rapidly spread. Such devices include several kinds of sensors. Using such general sensors for autonomous robot systems, it is possible to reduce the development costs of the robot systems. This paper introduces a navigation method using a gyroscope in a tablet-type device and topological maps.
