Realization and user evaluation of a companion robot for people with mild cognitive impairments

C Schroeter, S Mueller, M Volkhardt… - … on robotics and …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents results of user evaluations with a socially assistive robot companion for
older people suffering from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and living (alone) at home …

Occupancy grid mapping without ray-casting for high-resolution LiDAR sensors

Y Cai, F Kong, Y Ren, F Zhu, J Lin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Occupancy mapping is a fundamental component of robotic systems to reason about the
unknown and known regions of the environment. This article presents an efficient occupancy …

Real-time dynamic object detection for autonomous driving using prior 3d-maps

B Ravi Kiran, L Roldao, B Irastorza… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - openaccess.thecvf.com
Lidar has become an essential sensor for autonomous driving as it provides reliable depth
estimation. Lidar is also the primary sensor used in building 3D maps which can be used …

Application of ultrasonic guided waves to robotic occupancy grid mapping

M Tabatabaeipour, O Trushkevych, G Dobie… - … Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the benefits of using ultrasonic guided waves for the mapping of a
structure, when implemented on a mobile magnetic robotic platform. It considers the specific …

Generic NDT mapping in dynamic environments and its application for lifelong SLAM

E Einhorn, HM Gross - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a new, generic approach for Simultaneous Localization and
Mapping (SLAM). First of all, we propose an abstraction of the underlying sensor data using …

I'll keep an eye on you: Home robot companion for elderly people with cognitive impairment

HM Gross, C Schroeter, S Mueller… - … on Systems, Man …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper gives an overview of the progress in developing a socially assistive home robot
companion for elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) living alone at home. The …

Occupancy-elevation grid: an alternative approach for robotic mapping and navigation

A Souza, LMG Gonçalves - Robotica, 2016 - cambridge.org
This paper proposes an alternative environment mapping method for accurate robotic
navigation based on 3D information. Typical techniques for 3D mapping using occupancy …

Multi-layer occupancy grid mapping for autonomous vehicles navigation

S Mentasti, M Matteucci - 2019 AEIT International Conference …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Perception of the surrounding is a crucial task in most of the autonomous driving scenarios.
For this reason most vehicles are equipped with a broad range of sensors like lidar, radar …

Generic 2D/3D SLAM with NDT maps for lifelong application

E Einhorn, HM Gross - 2013 European Conference on Mobile …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a new, generic approach for Simultaneous Localization and
Mapping (SLAM). First of all, we propose an abstraction of the underlying sensor data using …

Adaptive-resolution field mapping using Gaussian process fusion with integral kernels

L Jin, J Rückin, SH Kiss, T Vidal-Calleja… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles are rapidly gaining popularity in many environmental monitoring
tasks. A prerequisite for their autonomous operation is the ability to perform efficient and …