Title
Trajectory learning for human-robot scientific data collection
Abstract
We propose an integrated learning and planning framework that leverages knowledge from a human user along with prior information about the environment to generate trajectories for scientific data collection. The proposed framework combines principles from probabilistic planning with uncertainty modeling through nonparametric Bayesian methods to refine trajectories for execution by autonomous vehicles. The resulting techniques allow for trajectories specified by a user to be modified for reduced risk of collision and increased reliability. We test our approach in the underwater ocean monitoring domain, and we show that the proposed framework reduces the risk of collision with ship traffic by as much as 51% for an autonomous underwater vehicle operating in ocean currents. This work provides insight into the tools necessary for combining human-robot interaction with autonomous navigation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/ICRA.2014.6907833
Robotics and Automation
Keywords
Field
DocType
autonomous underwater vehicles,human-robot interaction,navigation,planning (artificial intelligence),trajectory control,autonomous navigation,autonomous underwater vehicle,human user,human-robot interaction,human-robot scientific data collection,integrated learning,nonparametric Bayesian methods,ocean currents,probabilistic planning framework,ship traffic,trajectory learning,uncertainty modeling,underwater ocean monitoring domain
Data collection,Integrated learning,Trajectory learning,Simulation,Control engineering,Real-time computing,Collision,Engineering,Probabilistic logic,Uncertainty modeling,Human–robot interaction,Underwater
Conference
Volume
Issue
ISSN
2014
1
1050-4729
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.36
15
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Geoffrey A. Hollinger133427.61
Gaurav S. Sukhatme25469548.13