SLAM

How it is used

Said as the word 'slam'. Used in mobile robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles and augmented reality. People talk about LiDAR SLAM, visual SLAM, SLAM algorithms and loop closure. Long corridors and empty halls with few features make SLAM harder.

Example sentences

1. The robot uses SLAM to map the warehouse during its first run.

2. Visual SLAM struggled in the dark aisle, so we switched to LiDAR.

Common collocations

• LiDAR SLAM
• visual SLAM
• SLAM algorithm
• loop closure
• build a map

Related terms

• LiDARShort for light detection and ranging: a sensor that measures distances by sending laser pulses and timing their reflections, building a picture of the surroundings.
• AMRShort for autonomous mobile robot: a robot that moves materials using maps and sensors such as LiDAR and cameras, choosing its own route and driving around obstacles.
• path planningFinding a route from a start point to a goal that avoids obstacles and meets limits such as the shortest distance, the shortest time or a safe clearance.
• ROSShort for Robot Operating System: a free, open-source set of software libraries and tools for building robot applications. Despite its name, it is not an operating system; it runs on one, mainly Linux.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• slam · Journalism & Media

More terms: Machine Vision and Mobile Robots

• machine vision
• AGV
• obstacle avoidance