Title
Active Classification: Theory and Application to Underwater Inspection
Abstract
We discuss the problem in which an autonomous vehicle must classify an object based on multiple views. We focus on the active classification setting, where the vehicle controls which views to select to best perform the classification. The problem is formulated as an extension to Bayesian active learning, and we show connections to recent theoretical guarantees in this area. We formally analyze the benefit of acting adaptively as new information becomes available. The analysis leads to a probabilistic algorithm for determining the best views to observe based on information theoretic costs. We validate our approach in two ways, both related to underwater inspection: 3D polyhedra recognition in synthetic depth maps and ship hull inspection with imaging sonar. These tasks encompass both the planning and recognition aspects of the active classification problem. The results demonstrate that actively planning for informative views can reduce the number of necessary views by up to 80 % when compared to passive methods.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1007/978-3-319-29363-9_6
Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics
Keywords
Field
DocType
artificial intelligent,pattern recognition,depth map,active learning,probabilistic algorithm
Randomized algorithm,Active learning,Simulation,Computer science,Polyhedron,Information gain,Sonar,Artificial intelligence,Hull,Machine learning,Underwater,Bayesian probability
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
100
1610-7438
17
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.02
12
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Geoffrey A. Hollinger133427.61
Urbashi Mitra21336229.37
Gaurav S. Sukhatme35469548.13