Navigation Algorithm for Floor-Mopping Robot

This paper presents the navigation for a floor-mopping robot by new navigation algorithm. This algorithm is used for a robot that design of cleaning with rags. Which it makes a floor-mopping robot improved efficient. We designed the navigation algorithm using the behaviour-based structure to cover a working area as much as possible without wetting the floor too much. The effectiveness of the algorithm is tested on simulation only. The results indicated that the behaviour-based algorithm provided more completeness while maintaining low energy compared to other methods. We study other navigation algorithm compared with our algorithm. It includes with zigzag, random and our behaviour-based algorithms. From simulation results, I confirm that behaviour-based algorithm is better than zigzag and random algorithms. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.