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Research paper

Depth-sensor fusion for mobile-manipulator obstacle tracking

This paper combines heterogeneous depth sensors mounted on a mobile manipulator to track nearby obstacles. Its abstract also describes extrinsic calibration using the manipulator itself as a target and reports real-time experimental tracking. These perception results are relevant to shared-workspace monitoring, while protective-system integrity and worst-case detection coverage remain separate questions.

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Original title
Multi-sensor obstacle tracking for safe human-robot interaction
Publisher
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Authors
Frese, Christian, Fetzner, Angelika, Frey, Christian
DOI
10.24406/publica-fhg-384682
Publication date
2014
Source language
en
Access
Public bibliography and abstract
Publication status
Published

Source overview

This paper combines heterogeneous depth sensors mounted on a mobile manipulator to track nearby obstacles. Its abstract also describes extrinsic calibration using the manipulator itself as a target and reports real-time experimental tracking. These perception results are relevant to shared-workspace monitoring, while protective-system integrity and worst-case detection coverage remain separate questions.

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft · Source page checked 2026-11-05

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