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A method of fusing data from a Global Positioning System (GPS) and a Dead Reckoning (DR) system for outdoor navigation of a Wheeled Mobile Robot (WMR) is proposed. The low-cost GPS receiver cannot be utilized by itself for navigating the mobile robot. Since, it produces an error of approximately 10–20 meters. DR can provide precise navigation data to the mobile robot but its errors accumulate over time. Since, all the previous data are utilized to calculate the current position information. DR needs to be complemented by other navigation sensors to navigate the mobile robot. The proposed GPS/DR data fusion method is based on the characteristics of the single GPS receiver output. The fused data provides accurate and robust navigation information to the outdoor mobile robot. Simulations were conducted using real GPS data which were then compared with the results using a Kalman filter that verified the potential of the proposed GPS/DR data fusion method.

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Zhang, Y., Hong, D.P. Navigation of mobile robot using Low-cost GPS. Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. 16, 847–850 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-015-0111-4

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