Methods For Appearance Based Loop Closure Detection

Author : Emilio Garcia-Fidalgo,Alberto Ortiz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319759937

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Methods for Appearance-based Loop Closure Detection by Emilio Garcia-Fidalgo,Alberto Ortiz Pdf

Mapping and localization are two essential tasks in autonomous mobile robotics. Due to the unavoidable noise that sensors present, mapping algorithms usually rely on loop closure detection techniques, which entail the correct identification of previously seen places to reduce the uncertainty of the resulting maps. This book deals with the problem of generating topological maps of the environment using efficient appearance-based loop closure detection techniques. Since the quality of a visual loop closure detection algorithm is related to the image description method and its ability to index previously seen images, several methods for loop closure detection adopting different approaches are developed and assessed. Then, these methods are used in three novel topological mapping algorithms. The results obtained indicate that the solutions proposed attain a better performance than several state-of-the-art approaches. To conclude, given that loop closure detection is also a key component in other research areas, a multi-threaded image mosaicing algorithm is proposed. This approach makes use of one of the loop closure detection techniques previously introduced in order to find overlapping pairs between images and finally obtain seamless mosaics of different environments in a reasonable amount of time.

Author : Dimitrios Tzovaras,Dimitrios Giakoumis,Markus Vincze,Antonis Argyros
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 799 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030349950

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Computer Vision Systems by Dimitrios Tzovaras,Dimitrios Giakoumis,Markus Vincze,Antonis Argyros Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Vision Systems, ICVS 2019, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in September 2019. The 72 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 114 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections; hardware accelerated and real time vision systems; robotic vision; vision systems applications; high-level and learning vision systems; cognitive vision systems; movement analytics and gesture recognition for human-machine collaboration in industry; cognitive and computer vision assisted systems for energy awareness and behavior analysis; and vision-enabled UAV and counter UAV technologies for surveillance and security of critical infrastructures.

Author : Konstantinos A. Tsintotas,Loukas Bampis,Antonios Gasteratos
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031093968

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Online Appearance-Based Place Recognition and Mapping by Konstantinos A. Tsintotas,Loukas Bampis,Antonios Gasteratos Pdf

This book introduces several appearance-based place recognition pipelines based on different mapping techniques for addressing loop-closure detection in mobile platforms with limited computational resources. The motivation behind this book has been the prospect that in many contemporary applications efficient methods are needed that can provide high performance under run-time and memory constraints. Thus, three different mapping techniques for addressing the task of place recognition for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) are presented. The book at hand follows a tutorial-based structure describing each of the main parts needed for a loop-closure detection pipeline to facilitate the newcomers. It mainly goes through a historical review of the problem, focusing on how it was addressed during the years reaching the current age. This way, the reader is initially familiarized with each part while the place recognition paradigms follow.

Author : Nicholas Roy,Paul Newman,Siddhartha Srinivasa
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780262315739

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Robotics by Nicholas Roy,Paul Newman,Siddhartha Srinivasa Pdf

Papers from a flagship conference reflect the latest developments in the field, including work in such rapidly advancing areas as human-robot interaction and formal methods. Robotics: Science and Systems VIII spans a wide spectrum of robotics, bringing together contributions from researchers working on the mathematical foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and analysis of robotics systems. This volume presents the proceedings of the eighth annual Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) conference, held in July 2012 at the University of Sydney. The contributions reflect the exciting diversity of the field, presenting the best, the newest, and the most challenging work on such topics as mechanisms, kinematics, dynamics and control, human-robot interaction and human-centered systems, distributed systems, mobile systems and mobility, manipulation, field robotics, medical robotics, biological robotics, robot perception, and estimation and learning in robotic systems. The conference and its proceedings reflect not only the tremendous growth of robotics as a discipline but also the desire in the robotics community for a flagship event at which the best of the research in the field can be presented.

Author : Emanuele Menegatti,Nathan Michael,Karsten Berns,Hiroaki Yamaguchi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1719 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319083384

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Intelligent Autonomous Systems 13 by Emanuele Menegatti,Nathan Michael,Karsten Berns,Hiroaki Yamaguchi Pdf

This book describes the latest research accomplishments, innovations, and visions in the field of robotics as presented at the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS), held in Padua in July 2014, by leading researchers, engineers, and practitioners from across the world. The contents amply confirm that robots, machines, and systems are rapidly achieving intelligence and autonomy, mastering more and more capabilities such as mobility and manipulation, sensing and perception, reasoning, and decision making. A wide range of research results and applications are covered, and particular attention is paid to the emerging role of autonomous robots and intelligent systems in industrial production, which reflects their maturity and robustness. The contributions have been selected through a rigorous peer-review process and contain many exciting and visionary ideas that will further galvanize the research community, spurring novel research directions. The series of biennial IAS conferences commenced in 1986 and represents a premiere event in robotics.

Author : Manuel A. Armada,Alberto Sanfeliu,Manuel Ferre
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319034133

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ROBOT2013: First Iberian Robotics Conference by Manuel A. Armada,Alberto Sanfeliu,Manuel Ferre Pdf

This book contains the proceedings of the ROBOT 2013: FIRST IBERIAN ROBOTICS CONFERENCE and it can be said that included both state of the art and more practical presentations dealing with implementation problems, support technologies and future applications. A growing interest in Assistive Robotics, Agricultural Robotics, Field Robotics, Grasping and Dexterous Manipulation, Humanoid Robots, Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Marine Robotics, has been demonstrated by the very relevant number of contributions. Moreover, ROBOT2013 incorporates a special session on Legal and Ethical Aspects in Robotics that is becoming a topic of key relevance. This Conference was held in Madrid (28-29 November 2013), organized by the Sociedad Española para la Investigación y Desarrollo en Robótica (SEIDROB) and by the Centre for Automation and Robotics - CAR (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)), along with the co-operation of Grupo Temático de Robótica CEA-GTRob, "Sociedade Portuguesa de Robotica" (SPR), "Asociación Española de Promoción de la Investigación en Agentes Físicos" (RedAF), and partially supported by "Comunidad de Madrid under RoboCity2030 Programme".

Author : Roumen Kountchev,Kazumi Nakamatsu,Wenfeng Wang,Roumiana Kountcheva
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811971846

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Proceedings of the World Conference on Intelligent and 3-D Technologies (WCI3DT 2022) by Roumen Kountchev,Kazumi Nakamatsu,Wenfeng Wang,Roumiana Kountcheva Pdf

This book features a collection of high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers presented at first ‘World Conference on Intelligent and 3-D Technologies’ (WCI3DT 2022), held in China during May 24–26, 2022. The book provides an opportunity for the researchers and academia as well as practitioners from industry to publish their ideas and recent research development work on all aspects of 3D imaging technologies and artificial intelligence, their applications, and other related areas. The book presents ideas and the works of scientists, engineers, educators, and students from all over the world from institutions and industries.

Author : Xiang Gao,Tao Zhang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811649394

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Introduction to Visual SLAM by Xiang Gao,Tao Zhang Pdf

This book offers a systematic and comprehensive introduction to the visual simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM) technology, which is a fundamental and essential component for many applications in robotics, wearable devices, and autonomous driving vehicles. The book starts from very basic mathematic background knowledge such as 3D rigid body geometry, the pinhole camera projection model, and nonlinear optimization techniques, before introducing readers to traditional computer vision topics like feature matching, optical flow, and bundle adjustment. The book employs a light writing style, instead of the rigorous yet dry approach that is common in academic literature. In addition, it includes a wealth of executable source code with increasing difficulty to help readers understand and use the practical techniques. The book can be used as a textbook for senior undergraduate or graduate students, or as reference material for researchers and engineers in related areas.

Author : Abdelkhalick Mohammad,Xin Dong,Matteo Russo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030634865

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Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems by Abdelkhalick Mohammad,Xin Dong,Matteo Russo Pdf

The volume LNAI 12228 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 21th Annual Conference "Towards Autonomous Robotics," TAROS 20120, held in Nottingham, UK, in September 2020.* The 30 full papers and 11 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 submissions. The papers present and discuss significant findings and advances in autonomous robotics research and applications. They are organized in the following topical sections: soft and compliant robots; mobile robots; learning, mapping and planning; human-robot interaction; and robotic systems and applications. * The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author : Joaquim Filipe
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031590573

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Robotics, Computer Vision and Intelligent Systems by Joaquim Filipe Pdf

Author : Joong Hoon Kim,Zong Woo Geem,Donghwi Jung,Do Guen Yoo,Anupam Yadav
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030319670

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Advances in Harmony Search, Soft Computing and Applications by Joong Hoon Kim,Zong Woo Geem,Donghwi Jung,Do Guen Yoo,Anupam Yadav Pdf

This book discusses various aspects of real-world applications of optimization algorithms, presenting insights from the 5th International Conference on Harmony Search, Soft Computing and Applications, held at Kunming, China on July 20–22, 2019. The book focuses on the recent advances in soft computing techniques such as harmony search, PSO and DE and their application to solve engineering problems. Presenting research on various real-world engineering problems concerning crowd evacuation strategies, adaptive learning systems, economic impact analysis, cyber-attack detection, urban drainage systems, water management models, feature selection and inventory systems, it is a valuable resource for researchers wanting a state-of-the-art overview of the latest advances in soft computing and related areas.

Author : Nikos A. Aspragathos,Panagiotis N. Koustoumpardis,Vassilis C. Moulianitis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3030130940

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Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics by Nikos A. Aspragathos,Panagiotis N. Koustoumpardis,Vassilis C. Moulianitis Pdf

This volume contains the proceedings of the RAAD 2018 conference, covering major areas of research and development in robotics. It provides an overview on the advances in robotics, more specifically in novel design and applications of robotic systems; dexterous grasping, handling and intelligent manipulation; intelligent cooperating and service robots; advanced robot control; human-robot interfaces; robot vision systems and visual serving techniques; mobile robots; humanoid and walking robots; field and agricultural robotics; bio-inspired and swarm robotic systems; developments towards micro and nano-scale robots; aerial, underwater and spatial robots; robot integration in holonic manufacturing; personal robots for ambient assisted living; medical robots and bionic prostheses; intelligent information technologies for cognitive robots etc. The primary audience of the work are researchers as well as engineers in robotics and mechatronics.

Author : Danilo Tardioli,Vicente Matellán,Guillermo Heredia,Manuel F. Silva,Lino Marques
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031210655

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ROBOT2022: Fifth Iberian Robotics Conference by Danilo Tardioli,Vicente Matellán,Guillermo Heredia,Manuel F. Silva,Lino Marques Pdf

This book contains a selection of papers accepted for presentation and discussion at ROBOT 2022—Fifth Iberian Robotics Conference, held in Zaragoza, Spain, on November 23-25, 2022. ROBOT 2022 is part of a series of conferences that are a joint organization of SEIDROB—Sociedad Española para la Investigación y Desarrollo en Robótica/Spanish Society for Research and Development in Robotics, and SPR—Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica/Portuguese Society for Robotic. ROBOT 2022 builds upon several previous successful events, including three biennial workshops and the four previous editions of the Iberian Robotics Conference, and is focused on presenting the research and development of new applications, on the field of Robotics, in the Iberian Peninsula, although open to research and delegates from other countries. ROBOT 2022 featured four plenary talks on state-of-the-art subjects on robotics and 15 special sessions, plus a main/general robotics track. In total, after a careful review process, 98 high-quality papers were selected for publication, with a total of 219 unique authors, from 22 countries.

Author : Romil Rawat,Purvee Bhardwaj,Upinder Kaur,Shrikant Telang,Mukesh Chouhan,K. Sakthidasan Sankaran
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781394152254

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Smart Vehicles for Communication, Volume 2 by Romil Rawat,Purvee Bhardwaj,Upinder Kaur,Shrikant Telang,Mukesh Chouhan,K. Sakthidasan Sankaran Pdf

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES The companion to Autonomous Vehicles Volume 1: Using Machine Intelligence, this second volume in the two-volume set covers intelligent techniques utilized for designing, controlling, and managing vehicular systems based on advanced algorithms of computing like machine learning, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and Internet of Things (IoT) with prediction approaches to avoid accidental damages, security threats, and theft. Besides communicating with other vehicles, self-driving cars connected to a 5G network will also be able to communicate with different infrastructure elements that make up our roads and other transportation and communication systems. Similarly, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board, can operate under remote control by a human operator, as a remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA), or with various degrees of autonomy. These include autopilot assistance and fully autonomous aircraft that have no provision for human intervention. Transportation is a necessary, but often painful process. With fully autonomous driving, passengers will be freed to accomplish their own goals, turning the dead hours of driving into fruitful hours of learning, working, engaging, and relaxing. Similarly, UAVs can perform functions that human-operated aircraft cannot, whether because of the environment or high-risk situations. The purpose of the book is to present the needs, designs, and applications of autonomous vehicles. The topics covered range from mechanical engineering to computer science engineering, both areas playing vital roles in programming, managing, generating alerts, and GPS position, artificial intelligence-based prediction of path and events, as well as other high-tech tools, are covered in this book, as well. Whether for the student, veteran engineer, or another industry professional, this book, and its companion volume, are must-haves for any library.

Author : Jacques Blanc-Talon,Cosimo Distante,Wilfried Philips,Dan Popescu,Paul Scheunders
Publisher : Springer
Page : 749 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319486802

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Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems by Jacques Blanc-Talon,Cosimo Distante,Wilfried Philips,Dan Popescu,Paul Scheunders Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems, ACIVS 2016, held in Lecce, Italy, in October 2016. The 64 revised full papers presented in this volume were carefully selected from 137 submissions. They deal with classical low-level image processing techniques; image and video compression; 3D; security and forensics; and evaluation methodologies.