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Sensor Based Adaptive Metric-Topological Cell Decomposition Method for Semantic Annotation of Structured Environments
Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS), CAISR - Center for Applied Intelligent Systems Research.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3498-0783
Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS), CAISR - Center for Applied Intelligent Systems Research.
Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS), CAISR - Center for Applied Intelligent Systems Research.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3513-8854
2014 (English)In: 2014 13th International Conference on Control Automation Robotics & Vision (ICARCV), Piscataway, NJ: IEEE Press, 2014, p. 1771-1777, article id 7064584Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

A fundamental ingredient for semantic labeling is a reliable method for determining and representing the relevant spatial features of an environment. We address this challenge for planar metric-topological maps based on occupancy grids. Our method detects arbitrary dominant orientations in the presence of significant clutter, fits corresponding line features with tunable resolution, and extracts topological information by polygonal cell decomposition. Real-world case studies taken from the target application domain (autonomous forklift trucks in warehouses) demonstrate the performance and robustness of our method, while results from a preliminary algorithm to extract corridors, and junctions, demonstrate its expressiveness. Contribution of this work starts with the formulation of metric-topological surveying of environment, and a generic n-direction planar representation accompanied with a general method for extracting it from occupancy map. The implementation also includes some semantic labels specific to warehouse like environments. © 2014 IEEE.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Piscataway, NJ: IEEE Press, 2014. p. 1771-1777, article id 7064584
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Signal Processing Robotics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-26597DOI: 10.1109/ICARCV.2014.7064584ISI: 000393395800306Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84949925965ISBN: 978-1-4799-5199-4 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-26597DiVA, id: diva2:750189
Conference
13th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICARCV 2014, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, December 10-12, 2014
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Knowledge Foundation
Note

This work was supported by the Swedish Knowledge Foundation and industry partners Kollmorgen, Optronic, and Toyota Material Handling Europe.

Available from: 2014-09-26 Created: 2014-09-26 Last updated: 2018-05-02Bibliographically approved
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1. Semantic Mapping in Warehouses
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2016 (English)Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
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This thesis and appended papers present the process of tacking the problem of environment modeling for autonomous agent. More specifically, the focus of the work has been semantic mapping of warehouses. A semantic map for such purpose is expected to be layout-like and support semantics of both open spaces and infrastructure of the environment. The representation of the semantic map is required to be understandable by all involved agents (humans, AGVs and WMS.) And the process of semantic mapping is desired to lean toward full-autonomy, with minimum input requirement from human user. To that end, we studied the problem of semantic annotation over two kinds of spatial map from different modalities. We identified properties, structure, and challenges of the problem. And we have developed representations and accompanied methods, while meeting the set criteria. The overall objective of the work is “to develop and construct a layer of abstraction (models and/or decomposition) for structuring and facilitate access to salient information in the sensory data. This layer of abstraction connects high level concepts to low-level sensory pattern.” Relying on modeling and decomposition of sensory data, we present our work on abstract representation for two modalities (laser scanner and camera) in three appended papers. Feasibility and the performance of the proposed methods are evaluated over data from real warehouse. The thesis conclude with summarizing the presented technical details, and drawing the outline for future work.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Halmstad University: Halmstad University Press, 2016. p. 88
Series
Halmstad University Dissertations ; 23
Keywords
Automation, Robotics, Mapping, Semantic Maps, Warehouse Automation
National Category
Robotics Signal Processing
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-32170 (URN)978-91-87045-48-6 (ISBN)978-91-87045-49-3 (ISBN)
Presentation
2016-09-23, Wigforssalen, Kristian IV:s väg 3, Halmstad, Sweden, 10:15 (English)
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Automatic Inventory and Mapping of Stock (AIMS)
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Knowledge Foundation
Available from: 2016-10-13 Created: 2016-10-08 Last updated: 2017-05-16Bibliographically approved
2. Interpretation and Alignment of 2D Indoor Maps: Towards a Heterogeneous Map Representation
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Interpretation and Alignment of 2D Indoor Maps: Towards a Heterogeneous Map Representation
2018 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Mobile robots are increasingly being used in automation solutions with notable examples in service robots, such as home-care, and warehouses. Autonomy of mobile robots is particularly challenging, since their work space is not deterministic, known a priori, or fully predictable. Accordingly, the ability to model the work space, that is robotic mapping, is among the core technologies that are the backbone of autonomous mobile robots. However, for some applications the abilities of mapping and localization do not meet all the requirements, and robots with an enhanced awareness of their surroundings are desired. For instance, a map augmented with semantic labels is instrumental to support Human-Robot Interaction and high-level task planning and reasoning.This thesis addresses this requirement through an interpretation and integration of multiple input maps into a semantically annotated heterogeneous representation. The heterogeneity of the representation should to contain different interpretations of an input map, establish and maintain associations among different input sources, and construct a hierarchy of abstraction through model-based representation. The structuring and construction of this representation are at the core of this thesis, and the main objectives are: a) modeling, interpretation, semantic annotation, and association of the different data sources into a heterogeneous representation, and b) improving the autonomy of the aforementioned processes by curtailing the dependency of the methods on human input, such as domain knowledge.This work proposes map interpretation techniques, such as abstract representation through modeling and semantic annotation, in an attempt to enrich the final representation. In order to associate multiple data sources, this work also proposes a map alignment method. The contributions and general observations that result from the studies included in this work could be summarized as: i) manner of structuring the heterogeneous representation, ii) underlining the advantages of modeling and abstract representations, iii) several approaches to semantic annotation, and iv) improved extensibility of methods by lessening their dependency on human input.The scope of the work has been focused on 2D maps of well-structured indoor environments, such as warehouses, home, and office buildings.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Halmstad: Halmstad University Press, 2018. p. 180
Series
Halmstad University Dissertations ; 46
Keywords
Robotics, Mobile Robots, Autonomous Robots, Robot Perception, Robotic Mapping, Map Interpretation, Semantic Mapping, Place Categorization, Place Labeling, Semantic Annotation, Map Alignment, Region Segmentation, Region Decomposition, Map Representation, Heterogeneous Representation
National Category
Robotics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-36699 (URN)978-91-87045-96-7 (ISBN)978-91-87045-97-4 (ISBN)
Public defence
2018-06-14, O103, Linjegatan 12, Halmstad, 10:15 (English)
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Available from: 2018-05-04 Created: 2018-04-27 Last updated: 2019-04-25Bibliographically approved

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