Wireless communication enhancement methods for mobile robots in radiation environments
@inproceedings{Parasuraman2014WirelessCE,
title={Wireless communication enhancement methods for mobile robots in radiation environments},
author={Ramviyas Parasuraman},
year={2014}
}This thesis offers novel methods and demonstrates their use to predict energy autonomy and wireless communication range, optimise robots position to improve communication quality and enhance communication range and wireless network qualities of mobile robots for use in applications in hostile environmental characteristics such as scientific facilities emitting ionising radiations. In simpler terms, a set of tools are developed in this thesis for improving, easing and making safer robotic…Â
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