TY - CHAP AU - Rolf Lakaemper ED - Vedran Kordic Y1 - 2010-10-01 PY - 2010 T1 - Augmenting Sparse Laser Scans with Virtual Scans to Improve the Performance of Alignment Algorithms N2 - Robotics research, especially mobile robotics is a young field. Its roots include many engineering and scientific disciplines from mechanical, electrical and electronics engineering to computer, cognitive and social sciences. Each of this parent fields is exciting in its own way and has its share in different books. This book is a result of inspirations and contributions from many researchers worldwide. It presents a collection of a wide range of research results in robotics scientific community. We hope you will enjoy reading the book as much as we have enjoyed bringing it together for you. BT - Cutting Edge Robotics 2010 SP - Ch. 22 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/10309 DO - 10.5772/10309 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -