Title
Coactive learning with a human expert for robotic information gathering
Abstract
We present a coactive algorithm for learning a human expert's preferences in planning trajectories for information gathering in scientific autonomy domains. The algorithm learns these preferences by iteratively presenting solutions to the expert and updating an estimated utility function based on the expert's improvements. We apply these algorithms, in the context of underwater data collection, using a pair of risk and reward maps. In simulated trials, the algorithm successfully learns the underlying weighting behind a utility map used by a human planning trajectories. We also present experimental trials demonstrating the algorithm using a temperature and depth monitoring task in an inland lake with an autonomous surface vehicle. This work shows it is possible to design algorithms for autonomous navigation with reward functions that capture the essence of a human's preferences.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/ICRA.2015.7139234
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Keywords
Field
DocType
learning systems,mobile robots,autonomous navigation,autonomous surface vehicle,coactive learning,depth monitoring task,expert improvements,human expert,human planning trajectories,human preferences,reward maps,risk maps,robotic information gathering,scientific autonomy domains,temperature,underwater data collection,utility map
Data collection,Histogram,Weighting,Artificial intelligence,Engineering,Robot,Trajectory
Conference
Volume
Issue
ISSN
2015
1
1050-4729
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
15
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Thane Somers1212.55
Geoffrey A. Hollinger233427.61