Combining invariant features and the ALV homing method for autonomous robot navigation based on panoramas

Biologically inspired homing methods, such as the Average Landmark Vector, are an interesting solution for local navigation due to its simplicity. However, usually they require a modification of the environment by placing artificial landmarks in order to work reliably. In this paper we combine the A...

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Autores: Ramisa, Arnau, Goldhoorn, Alex, Aldavert, David, Toledo, Ricardo, López de Mántaras, Ramón
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/138217
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/138217
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biologically inspired methods
Robot navigation
Local features
Visual homing
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Sumario:Biologically inspired homing methods, such as the Average Landmark Vector, are an interesting solution for local navigation due to its simplicity. However, usually they require a modification of the environment by placing artificial landmarks in order to work reliably. In this paper we combine the Average Landmark Vector with invariant feature points automatically detected in panoramic images to overcome this limitation. The proposed approach has been evaluated first in simulation and, as promising results are found, also in two data sets of panoramas from real world environments. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.