Multirobot autonomous landmine detection using distributed multisensor information aggregation

Janyl Jumadinova; Prithviraj Dasgupta

doi:10.1117/12.919269

10 May 2012 Multirobot autonomous landmine detection using distributed multisensor information aggregation

Janyl Jumadinova, Prithviraj Dasgupta

Proceedings Volume 8407, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2012; 84070B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919269
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

We consider the problem of distributed sensor information fusion by multiple autonomous robots within the context of landmine detection. We assume that different landmines can be composed of different types of material and robots are equipped with different types of sensors, while each robot has only one type of landmine detection sensor on it. We introduce a novel technique that uses a market-based information aggregation mechanism called a prediction market. Each robot is provided with a software agent that uses sensory input of the robot and performs calculations of the prediction market technique. The result of the agent's calculations is a 'belief' representing the confidence of the agent in identifying the object as a landmine. The beliefs from different robots are aggregated by the market mechanism and passed on to a decision maker agent. The decision maker agent uses this aggregate belief information about a potential landmine and makes decisions about which other robots should be deployed to its location, so that the landmine can be confirmed rapidly and accurately. Our experimental results show that, for identical data distributions and settings, using our prediction market-based information aggregation technique increases the accuracy of object classification favorably as compared to two other commonly used techniques.

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Janyl Jumadinova and Prithviraj Dasgupta "Multirobot autonomous landmine detection using distributed multisensor information aggregation", Proc. SPIE 8407, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2012, 84070B (10 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919269

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