Abstract:
We considered the problem of developing local reactive obstacle-avoidance behaviors by a mobile robot through online real-time learning. The robot operated in an unknown bounded 2-D environment populated by static or moving obstacles (with slow speeds) of arbitrary shape. The sensory perception was based on a laser range finder. We presented a learning-based approach to the problem. To greatly reduce the number of training samples needed, an attentional mechanism was used. An efficient, real-time implementation of the approach had been tested, demonstrating smooth obstacle-avoidance behaviors in a corridor with a crowd of moving students as well as static obstacles.

Published Date: May 2004
Registration: ISBN 978-1-57735-201-3
Copyright: Published by The AAAI Press, Menlo Park, California.