Title
Bayesian generalized kernel inference for occupancy map prediction.
Abstract
We consider the problem of building accurate and descriptive 3D occupancy maps of an environment from sparse and noisy range sensor data. We seek to accomplish this task by constructing a predictive model online and inferring the occupancy probability of regions we have not directly observed. We propose a novel algorithm leveraging recent advances in data structures for mapping, sparse kernels, and Bayesian nonparametric inference. The resulting inference model has several desirable properties in comparison to existing methods, including speed of computation, the ability to be recursively updated without approximation, and consistency between batch and online inference. The method also reverts to the use of a specified prior state when insufficient relevant training data exist to predict the occupancy probability of a query point, a property which is attractive for motion planning and exploration applications with mobile robots.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1109/ICRA.2017.7989356
ICRA
Field
DocType
Volume
Kernel (linear algebra),Data structure,Data modeling,Data mining,Frequentist inference,Bayesian inference,Computer science,Inference,Artificial intelligence,Machine learning,Bayesian probability,Occupancy grid mapping
Conference
2017
Issue
Citations 
PageRank 
1
0
0.34
References 
Authors
10
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kevin Doherty1378.95
Jinkun Wang275.91
Brendan Englot322121.53