A practical self-localization scheme for mobile robots using sonar sensors

A practical self-localization scheme for mobile robots is proposed and implemented by utilizing sonar sensors. Specifically, the localization problem is solved by employing Monte Carlo method with a new mechanism proposed to calculate the samples' weights; the convergence and veracity of the sample set are guaranteed by the designed resampling and scattering process. The proposed self-localization algorithm is fully implemented on a specific mobile robot system, and experimental results illustrate that it provides an efficient solution for the kidnapped problem.