Non-parametric Learning to Aid Path Planning over Slopes

  • Authors:
  • Sisir Karumanchi;Thomas Allen;Tim Bailey;Steve Scheding

  • Affiliations:
  • ARC Centre of Excellence For Autonomous Systems (CAS), Australian Centre For Field Robotics (ACFR), Department of Mechanical, Mechatronic and Aerospac ...;ARC Centre of Excellence For Autonomous Systems (CAS), Australian Centre For Field Robotics (ACFR), Department of Mechanical, Mechatronic and Aerospac ...;ARC Centre of Excellence For Autonomous Systems (CAS), Australian Centre For Field Robotics (ACFR), Department of Mechanical, Mechatronic and Aerospac ...;ARC Centre of Excellence For Autonomous Systems (CAS), Australian Centre For Field Robotics (ACFR), Department of Mechanical, Mechatronic and Aerospac ...

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Robotics Research
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

In this paper we address the problem of closing the loop from perception to action selection for unmanned ground vehicles, with a focus on navigating slopes. A new non-parametric learning technique is presented to generate a mobility representation where the maximum feasible speed is used as a criterion to classify the world. The inputs to the algorithm are terrain gradients derived from an elevation map and past observations of wheel slip. It is argued that such a representation can aid in path planning with improved selection of vehicle heading and velocity in off-road slopes. In addition, an information theoretic test is proposed to validate a chosen proprioceptive representation (such as slip) for mobility map generation. Results of mobility map generation and its benefits to path planning are shown.