A survey of traversability estimation for mobile robots

C Sevastopoulos, S Konstantopoulos - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traversability illustrates the difficulty of driving through a specific region and encompasses
the suitability of the terrain for traverse based on its physical properties, such as slope and …

Learning visual locomotion with cross-modal supervision

A Loquercio, A Kumar, J Malik - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we show how to learn a visual walking policy that only uses a monocular RGB
camera and proprioception. Since simulating RGB is hard, we necessarily have to learn …

Wayfast: Navigation with predictive traversability in the field

MV Gasparino, AN Sivakumar, Y Liu… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a self-supervised approach for learning to predict traversable paths for wheeled
mobile robots that require good traction to navigate. Our algorithm, termed WayFAST …

[PDF][PDF] A survey on terrain traversability analysis for autonomous ground vehicles: Methods, sensors, and challenges

P Borges, T Peynot, S Liang, B Arain, M Wildie… - Field …, 2022 - journalfieldrobotics.org
Understanding the terrain in the upcoming path of a ground robot is one of the most
challenging problems in field robotics. Terrain and traversability analysis is a …

Energy-based legged robots terrain traversability modeling via deep inverse reinforcement learning

L Gan, JW Grizzle, RM Eustice… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work reports ondeveloping a deep inverse reinforcement learning method for legged
robots terrain traversability modeling that incorporates both exteroceptive and proprioceptive …

Learning off-road terrain traversability with self-supervisions only

J Seo, S Sim, I Shim - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Estimating the traversability of terrain should be reliable and accurate in diverse conditions
for autonomous driving in off-road environments. However, learning-based approaches …

Rough terrain navigation for legged robots using reachability planning and template learning

L Wellhausen, M Hutter - 2021 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Navigation planning for legged robots has distinct challenges compared to wheeled and
tracked systems due to the ability to lift legs off the ground and step over obstacles. While …

An efficient locally reactive controller for safe navigation in visual teach and repeat missions

M Mattamala, N Chebrolu… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To achieve successful field autonomy, mobile robots need to freely adapt to changes in their
environment. Visual navigation systems such as Visual Teach and Repeat (VT&R) often …

Recent developments in terrain identification, classification, parameter estimation for the navigation of autonomous robots

MGH Nampoothiri, B Vinayakumar, Y Sunny… - SN Applied …, 2021 - Springer
The work presents a review on ongoing researches in terrain-related challenges influencing
the navigation of Autonomous Robots, specifically Unmanned Ground ones. The paper aims …

Vision-based estimation of driving energy for planetary rovers using deep learning and terramechanics

S Higa, Y Iwashita, K Otsu, M Ono… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a prediction algorithm of driving energy for future Mars rover missions.
The majority of future Mars rovers would be solar-powered, which would require energy …