TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The paper aims to provide a review of how innovations in laser, acoustics, radar, magnetic and other sensor technologies are aiding in making unmanned vehicles more autonomous.Design/methodology/approach– In‐depth interviews are carried out with exhibitors of sensors at the AUVSI exhibition.Findings– Innovations in infrared, laser, acoustics, magnetic and other sensor technologies are helping unmanned vehicles better meet the challenge of an ever‐increasing range of applications in military, law enforcement, and commercial applications as well as agriculture, fishing and rescue operations.Practical implications– These sensor innovations will help make robot applications of all types more autonomous, easier to create and more cost effective in unmanned as well as manufacturing, logistics, medical and other applications.Originality/value– The paper provides an insight into some of the latest in laser, radar, acoustic, magnetic, accelerometer, vision and gyro sensors and how they are helping address robotic applications that one might have seen if they had been on the exhibition floor at the Las Vegas unmanned vehicle show (AUVSI) in 2012.
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
SN  - 0260-2288
DO  - 10.1108/02602281311324645
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02602281311324645
AU  - Bloss Richard
PY  - 2013
Y1  - 2013/01/01
TI  - Lasers, radar, acoustics and magnetic sensors come to the aid of unmanned vehicles
T2  - Sensor Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 197
EP  - 201
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -