Real-time semantic mapping for autonomous off-road navigation

D Maturana, PW Chou, M Uenoyama… - Field and Service …, 2018 - Springer
In this paper we describe a semantic mapping system for autonomous off-road driving with
an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATVs). The system's goal is to provide a richer representation of the …

Vision‐based obstacle detection and navigation for an agricultural robot

D Ball, B Upcroft, G Wyeth, P Corke… - Journal of field …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes a vision‐based obstacle detection and navigation system for use as
part of a robotic solution for the sustainable intensification of broad‐acre agriculture. To be …

A visual terrain classification method for mobile robots' navigation based on convolutional neural network and support vector machine

W Wang, B Zhang, K Wu… - Transactions of the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, a hybrid method based on deep learning is proposed to visually classify
terrains encountered by mobile robots. Considering the limited computing resource on …

Method for estimating free space using a camera system

S Ramalingam, J Yao, Y Taguchi - US Patent 9,305,219, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method estimates free space near a moving object from a sequence of
images in a video acquired of a scene by a camera system arranged on the moving object …

Autonomous off‐road navigation with end‐to‐end learning for the LAGR program

M Bajracharya, A Howard, LH Matthies… - Journal of Field …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We describe a fully integrated real‐time system for autonomous off‐road navigation that
uses end‐to‐end learning from onboard proprioceptive sensors, operator input, and stereo …

High resolution visual terrain classification for outdoor robots

YN Khan, P Komma, A Zell - 2011 IEEE International …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we investigate SURF features for visual terrain classification for outdoor mobile
robots. The image is divided into a grid and SURF features are calculated on the …

Online self-supervised monocular visual odometry for ground vehicles

B Lee, K Daniilidis, DD Lee - 2015 IEEE International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an online self-supervised approach to monocular visual odometry and
ground classification applied to ground vehicles. We solve the motion and structure problem …

A self‐learning framework for statistical ground classification using radar and monocular vision

A Milella, G Reina, J Underwood - Journal of Field Robotics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Reliable terrain analysis is a key requirement for a mobile robot to operate safely in
challenging environments, such as in natural outdoor settings. In these contexts …

Probabilistic terrain classification in unstructured environments

M Häselich, M Arends, N Wojke, F Neuhaus… - Robotics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Autonomous navigation in unstructured environments is a complex task and an active area
of research in mobile robotics. Unlike urban areas with lanes, road signs, and maps, the …

3D environment reconstruction using modified color ICP algorithm by fusion of a camera and a 3D laser range finder

JH Joung, KH An, JW Kang… - 2009 IEEE/RSJ …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a system which reconstructs the environment with both color and
3D information. We perform extrinsic calibration of a camera and a LRF (laser range finder) …