Evolutionary strategy for achieving autonomous navigation

Douglas W. Gage

doi:10.1117/12.335704

8 January 1999 Evolutionary strategy for achieving autonomous navigation

Douglas W. Gage

Proceedings Volume 3525, Mobile Robots XIII and Intelligent Transportation Systems; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.335704
Event: Photonics East (ISAM, VVDC, IEMB), 1998, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

An approach is presented for the evolutionary development of supervised autonomous navigation capabilities for small 'backpackable' ground robots, in the context of a DARPA- sponsored program to provide robotic support to small units of dismounted warfighters. This development approach relies on the implementation of a baseline visual serving navigation capability, including tools to support operator oversight and override, which is then enhanced with semantically referenced commands and a mission scripting structure. As current and future machine perception techniques are able to automatically designate visual serving goal points, this approach should provide a natural evolutionary pathway to higher levels of autonomous operation and reduced requirements for operator intervention.

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Douglas W. Gage "Evolutionary strategy for achieving autonomous navigation", Proc. SPIE 3525, Mobile Robots XIII and Intelligent Transportation Systems, (8 January 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.335704

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