Efficient Goal Directed Navigation using RatSLAM
Milford, M.
Wyeth, G.
Prasser, D.
School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering The University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia milford@itee.uq.edu.au;
Abstract
RatSLAM is a system for vision based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) that has been shown to be capable of building stable representations of real world environments. In this paper we describe a method for using RatSLAM representations as the basis for navigation to designated goal locations. The method uses a new component, goal memory, to learn the temporal gradient between places. Paths are recalled or inferred from the goal memory by following the temporal gradient from the robot’s current position to the goal location. Experimental results have been gathered in a combined office and laboratory environment using a Pioneer robot. The experiments show that the robot can perform vision based SLAM on-line and in real time, and then use those representations immediately to navigate directly to designated goal locations.
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