Simultaneous Localisation and Map-building (SLAM) provides autonomous systems with a real-time navigation, mapping and precision target location capability that is truly autonomous - with no reliance of external information such as Global Positioning System (GPS) or a priori map data.
SLAM was developed for a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) environment by BAE Systems Australia, with initial support from BAE Systems' Advanced Technology Centre and the University of Sydney Australia Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR).
