Sensors for Mobile Robots: Contact sensors: Bumpers, Internal sensors,Accelerometers (spring-mounted masses), Gyroscopes (spinning mass, laser light), Compasses, inclinometers (earth magnetic field, gravity),Proximity sensors, Sonar (time of flight), Radar (phase and frequency), Laser range-finders (triangulation, tof, phase), Infrared (intensity), Visual sensors: Cameras, Satellite-based sensors: GPS.
Typical Measurement Errors of an Range Measurements: Beams reflected by obstacles, Beams reflected by persons / caused by crosstalk, Random measurements,Maximum range measurements.
