Spatial learning for navigation in dynamic environments

  • Authors:
  • B. Yamauchi;R. Beer

  • Affiliations:
  • Inst. for the Study of Learning & Expertise, Palo Alto, CA;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics
  • Year:
  • 1996

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Abstract

This article describes techniques that have been developed for spatial learning in dynamic environments and a mobile robot system, ELDEN, that integrates these techniques for exploration and navigation. In this research, we introduce the concept of adaptive place networks, incrementally-constructed spatial representations that incorporate variable-confidence links to model uncertainty about topological adjacency. These networks guide the robot's navigation while constantly adapting to any topological changes that are encountered. ELDEN integrates these networks with a reactive controller that is robust to transient changes in the environment and a relocalization system that uses evidence grids to recalibrate dead reckoning