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Bayesian navigation · Learning collision likelihood beyond the map

A POMDP-inspired planner learns collision probabilities beyond mapped space. A prior encodes safety constraints to support cautious fallback in unfamiliar environments; the authors report high-speed navigation experiments in unknown indoor spaces.

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Original title
Bayesian Learning for Safe High-Speed Navigation in Unknown Environments
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Authors
Charles Richter, William Vega-Brown, Nicholas Roy
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-60916-4_19
First online publication
2017-07-25
Source language
en
Edition
Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics; 2017-07-25; DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-60916-4_19
Access
Publisher abstract · restricted full text
Publication status
Published

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Source overview

A POMDP-inspired planner learns collision probabilities beyond mapped space. A prior encodes safety constraints to support cautious fallback in unfamiliar environments; the authors report high-speed navigation experiments in unknown indoor spaces.

Use and review

Original abstract and bibliography checked. Learned collision probabilities and prior assumptions require validation when the environment changes.

Sources & editions

Bayesian Learning for Safe High-Speed Navigation in Unknown Environments ↗

Springer International Publishing · Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics; 2017-07-25; DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-60916-4_19

Springer original chapter abstract, https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-60916-4_19; online2017-07-25, book edition2018.