<title>Speckle-velocimeter for robotized vehiclesv</title>

Abstract

This work is relevant to the development of a precision velocimeter for a self-powered robotic vehicle designed for operation in the Antarctic Regions. This is a crucial problem because of the difficulty to measure the velocity with appropriate accuracy under slip conditions and in the absence of reliable reference points over vast snow or ice fields. Speckle velocimetry is expected to provide fairly accurate measurements under Antarctic conditions. The results of early theoretical and experimental studies on the problem are very encouraging.