Machine-to-Machine (M2M) collaboration opens new opportunities where systems can collaborate without any human intervention and solve engineering problems efficiently and effectively. M2M is widely used for various ap...Machine-to-Machine (M2M) collaboration opens new opportunities where systems can collaborate without any human intervention and solve engineering problems efficiently and effectively. M2M is widely used for various application areas. Through this reported project authors developed a M2M system where a drone and two ground vehicles collaborate through a base station to implement a system that can be utilized for an indoor search and rescue operation. The model training for drone flight paths achieves almost 100% accuracy. It was also observed that the accuracy of the model increased with more training samples. Both the drone flight path and ground vehicle navigation are controlled from the base station. Machine learning is utilized for modelling of drone’s flight path as well as for ground vehicle navigation through obstacles. The developed system was implemented on a field trial within a corridor of a building, and it was demonstrated successfully.展开更多
针对未知水下环境下的自主水下航行器(autonomous underwater vehicle,AUV)目标搜索问题,传统方法搜索速度慢且以解决二维平面下搜索问题为主,本文提出了一种基于改进RRT(rapid-exploration random tree)的未知三维环境目标搜索算法。...针对未知水下环境下的自主水下航行器(autonomous underwater vehicle,AUV)目标搜索问题,传统方法搜索速度慢且以解决二维平面下搜索问题为主,本文提出了一种基于改进RRT(rapid-exploration random tree)的未知三维环境目标搜索算法。在搜索方面,分别建立了包括目标存在概率地图、不确定度地图、区域遍历度地图在内的实时地图并设定其更新规则,根据搜索目标建立决策函数;在局部规划方面,将滚动规划与改进RRT算法相结合,规划出到搜索决策点的路径。二者的结合,实现了AUV在三维空间下在线实时搜索。仿真表明,该算法具有较强的遍历能力,提高了三维空间下目标搜索的速度。展开更多
The autonomous exploration and mapping of an unknown environment is useful in a wide range of applications and thus holds great significance. Existing methods mostly use range sensors to generate twodimensional (2D) g...The autonomous exploration and mapping of an unknown environment is useful in a wide range of applications and thus holds great significance. Existing methods mostly use range sensors to generate twodimensional (2D) grid maps. Red/green/blue-depth (RGB-D) sensors provide both color and depth information on the environment, thereby enabling the generation of a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud map that is intuitive for human perception. In this paper, we present a systematic approach with dual RGB-D sensors to achieve the autonomous exploration and mapping of an unknown indoor environment. With the synchronized and processed RGB-D data, location points were generated and a 3D point cloud map and 2D grid map were incrementally built. Next, the exploration was modeled as a partially observable Markov decision process. Partial map simulation and global frontier search methods were combined for autonomous exploration, and dynamic action constraints were utilized in motion control. In this way, the local optimum can be avoided and the exploration efficacy can be ensured. Experiments with single connected and multi-branched regions demonstrated the high robustness, efficiency, and superiority of the developed system and methods.展开更多
文摘Machine-to-Machine (M2M) collaboration opens new opportunities where systems can collaborate without any human intervention and solve engineering problems efficiently and effectively. M2M is widely used for various application areas. Through this reported project authors developed a M2M system where a drone and two ground vehicles collaborate through a base station to implement a system that can be utilized for an indoor search and rescue operation. The model training for drone flight paths achieves almost 100% accuracy. It was also observed that the accuracy of the model increased with more training samples. Both the drone flight path and ground vehicle navigation are controlled from the base station. Machine learning is utilized for modelling of drone’s flight path as well as for ground vehicle navigation through obstacles. The developed system was implemented on a field trial within a corridor of a building, and it was demonstrated successfully.
文摘针对未知水下环境下的自主水下航行器(autonomous underwater vehicle,AUV)目标搜索问题,传统方法搜索速度慢且以解决二维平面下搜索问题为主,本文提出了一种基于改进RRT(rapid-exploration random tree)的未知三维环境目标搜索算法。在搜索方面,分别建立了包括目标存在概率地图、不确定度地图、区域遍历度地图在内的实时地图并设定其更新规则,根据搜索目标建立决策函数;在局部规划方面,将滚动规划与改进RRT算法相结合,规划出到搜索决策点的路径。二者的结合,实现了AUV在三维空间下在线实时搜索。仿真表明,该算法具有较强的遍历能力,提高了三维空间下目标搜索的速度。
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61720106012 and 61403215)the Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Robotics (2006-003)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities for the financial support of this work.
文摘The autonomous exploration and mapping of an unknown environment is useful in a wide range of applications and thus holds great significance. Existing methods mostly use range sensors to generate twodimensional (2D) grid maps. Red/green/blue-depth (RGB-D) sensors provide both color and depth information on the environment, thereby enabling the generation of a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud map that is intuitive for human perception. In this paper, we present a systematic approach with dual RGB-D sensors to achieve the autonomous exploration and mapping of an unknown indoor environment. With the synchronized and processed RGB-D data, location points were generated and a 3D point cloud map and 2D grid map were incrementally built. Next, the exploration was modeled as a partially observable Markov decision process. Partial map simulation and global frontier search methods were combined for autonomous exploration, and dynamic action constraints were utilized in motion control. In this way, the local optimum can be avoided and the exploration efficacy can be ensured. Experiments with single connected and multi-branched regions demonstrated the high robustness, efficiency, and superiority of the developed system and methods.
