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RAS
2010
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An information-based exploration strategy for environment mapping with mobile robots
The availability of efficient mapping systems to produce accurate representations of initially unknown environments is recognized as one of the main requirements for autonomous mo...
Francesco Amigoni, Vincenzo Caglioti
IJRR
2010
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Multi-modal Semantic Place Classification
The ability to represent knowledge about space and its position therein is crucial for a mobile robot. To this end, topological and semantic descriptions are gaining popularity fo...
Andrzej Pronobis, Óscar Martínez Moz...
AROBOTS
2011
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Large scale graph-based SLAM using aerial images as prior information
— To effectively navigate in their environments and accurately reach their target locations, mobile robots require a globally consistent map of the environment. The problem of le...
Rainer Kümmerle, Bastian Steder, Christian Do...
IJACTAICIT
2010
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Path Planning of Mobile Robot Based on Modification of Vector Field Histogram using Neuro-Fuzzy Algorithm
In this paper, a neuro-fuzzy algorithm has been implemented to improve the path planning of a mobile robot based on modification of vector field histogram (VFH) approach using neu...
Ali H. Hamad, Fatima B. Ibrahim
IJACTAICIT
2010
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Modified Vector Field Histogram with a Neural Network Learning Model for Mobile Robot Path Planning and Obstacle Avoidance
In this work, a Modified Vector Field Histogram (MVFH) has been developed to improve path planning and obstacle avoidance for a wheeled driven mobile robot. It permits the detecti...
Bahaa I. Kazem, Ali H. Hamad, Mustafa M. Mozael
ICAI
2009
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Expectancy-Based Robot Localization Through Context Evaluation
Agents that operate in a real-world environment have to process an abundance of information, which may be ambiguous or noisy. We present a method inspired by cognitive research tha...
Maria E. Niessen, Gert Kootstra, Sjoerd de Jong, T...
AROBOTS
2010
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Computationally efficient solutions for tracking people with a mobile robot: an experimental evaluation of Bayesian filters
Abstract Modern service robots will soon become an essential part of modern society. As they have to move and act in human environments, it is essential for them to be provided wit...
Nicola Bellotto, Huosheng Hu
RAS
2010
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A nonparametric learning approach to range sensing from omnidirectional vision
We present a novel approach to estimating depth from single omnidirectional camera images by learning the relationship between visual features and range measurements available dur...
Christian Plagemann, Cyrill Stachniss, Jürgen...
RAS
2010
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Maximum-likelihood sample-based maps for mobile robots
— The problem of representing environments of a mobile robot has been studied intensively in the past. The predominant approaches for geometric representations are gridbased or l...
Daniel Meyer-Delius, Wolfram Burgard
IJSR
2010
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Real-time Motion Tracking from a Mobile Robot
— A mobile robot needs to perceive the motions of external objects to perform tasks successfully in a dynamic environment. We propose a set of algorithms for multiple motion trac...
Boyoon Jung, Gaurav S. Sukhatme