Adaptive learning applied to terrain recognition

Robert E. Karlsen; Gary Witus

doi:10.1117/12.777289

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16 April 2008 Adaptive learning applied to terrain recognition

Robert E. Karlsen, Gary Witus

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Proceedings Volume 6962, Unmanned Systems Technology X; 69620H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.777289
Event: SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, 2008, Orlando, Florida, United States

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This paper presents an exploration of methods for estimating terrain trafficability from visual appearance. Two different sets of data are used. The first set is extracted from video sequences and has a small number of different terrains. A fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm is used to predict terrain type. The second set is derived from high-resolution still images and has a large variety of terrains. A decision tree algorithm is used to provide a subjective assessment of trafficability. A variety of local features are explored, based on color and texture, as input to the learning algorithms.

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Robert E. Karlsen and Gary Witus "Adaptive learning applied to terrain recognition", Proc. SPIE 6962, Unmanned Systems Technology X, 69620H (16 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.777289

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