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Active Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) is a critical problem in autonomous robotics, enabling robots to navigate to new regions while building an accurate model of their surroundings. Visual SLAM is a popular technique that…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-17 Kenji Leong

In this paper, we present an autonomous navigation system for goal-driven exploration of unknown environments through deep reinforcement learning (DRL). Points of interest (POI) for possible navigation directions are obtained from the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-10 Reinis Cimurs , Il Hong Suh , Jin Han Lee

In autonomous robotics, a critical challenge lies in developing robust solutions for Active Collaborative SLAM, wherein multiple robots collaboratively explore and map an unknown environment while intelligently coordinating their movements…

Autonomous exploration is one of the important parts to achieve the fast autonomous mapping and target search. However, most of the existing methods are facing low-efficiency problems caused by low-quality trajectory or back-and-forth…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-07 Yinghao Zhao , Li Yan , Hong Xie , Jicheng Dai , Pengcheng Wei

In this paper, we propose an efficient frontier detector method based on adaptive Rapidly-exploring Random Tree (RRT) for autonomous robot exploration. Robots can achieve real-time incremental frontier detection when they are exploring…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-04-14 Zezhou Sun , Banghe Wu , Chengzhong Xu , Hui Kong

In this paper we propose a planner for 3D exploration that is suitable for applications using state-of-the-art 3D sensors such as lidars, which produce large point clouds with each scan. The planner is based on the detection of a frontier -…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-15 Ana Batinović , Tamara Petrović , Antun Ivanovic , Frano Petric , Stjepan Bogdan

Autonomous exploration is one of the important parts to achieve the autonomous operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). To improve the efficiency of the exploration process, a fast and autonomous exploration planner (FAEP) is proposed…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-02-28 Yinghao Zhao , Li Yan , Yu Chen , Hong Xie , Bo Xu

Autonomous robot exploration in large-scale or cluttered environments remains a central challenge in intelligent vehicle applications, where partial or absent prior maps constrain reliable navigation. This paper introduces FH-DRL, a novel…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-14 Seunghyeop Nam , Tuan Anh Nguyen , Eunmi Choi , Dugki Min

Autonomous exploration and mapping of unknown terrains employing single or multiple robots is an essential task in mobile robotics and has therefore been widely investigated. Nevertheless, given the lack of unified data sets, metrics, and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-02-25 Yuanfan Xu , Jincheng Yu , Jiahao Tang , Jiantao Qiu , Jian Wang , Yuan Shen , Yu Wang , Huazhong Yang

Multi-agent autonomous exploration is essential for applications such as environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and industrial-scale surveillance. However, effective coordination under communication constraints remains a significant…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-06 John Lewis Devassy , Meysam Basiri , Mário A. T. Figueiredo , Pedro U. Lima

Exploration is a fundamental problem in robot autonomy. A major limitation, however, is that during exploration robots oftentimes have to rely on on-board systems alone for state estimation, accumulating significant drift over time in large…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-04-15 Lukas Schmid , Victor Reijgwart , Lionel Ott , Juan Nieto , Roland Siegwart , Cesar Cadena

Autonomous navigation in complex, unstructured outdoor environments requires robots to operate over long ranges without prior maps and limited depth sensing. In such settings, relying solely on geometric frontiers for exploration is often…

Robotic navigation concerns the task in which a robot should be able to find a safe and feasible path and traverse between two points in a complex environment. We approach the problem of robotic navigation using reinforcement learning and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-06-18 Muhammad Usama , Dong Eui Chang

With the increasing need for multi-robot for exploring the unknown region in a challenging environment, efficient collaborative exploration strategies are needed for achieving such feat. A frontier-based Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree (RRT)…

This paper presents a comprehensive overview of exploration strategies utilized in both 2D and 3D environments, focusing on autonomous multi-robot systems designed for building exploration and fire detection. We explore the limitations of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-11-26 Ankit Shaw

Multi-robot exploration is a field which tackles the challenge of exploring a previously unknown environment with a number of robots. This is especially relevant for search and rescue operations where time is essential. Current state of the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-04-11 Ingo Scheler , Robin Dietrich

Rapid sampling from the environment to acquire available frontier points and timely incorporating them into subsequent planning to reduce fragmented regions are critical to improve the efficiency of autonomous exploration. We propose HPHS,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-22 Shijun Long , Ying Li , Chenming Wu , Bin Xu , Wei Fan

We address the problem of controlling a mobile robot to explore a partially known environment. The robot's objective is the maximization of the amount of information collected about the environment. We formulate the problem as a partially…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-03-08 Mikko Lauri , Risto Ritala

The autonomous exploration of environments by multi-robot systems is a critical task with broad applications in rescue missions, exploration endeavors, and beyond. Current approaches often rely on either greedy frontier selection or…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Gengyuan Cai , Luosong Guo , Xiangmao Chang

Autonomous exploration in unknown environments using mobile robots is the pillar of many robotic applications. Existing exploration frameworks either select the nearest geometric frontier or the nearest information-theoretic frontier.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-11-02 Zheng Chen , Weizhe Chen , Shi Bai , Lantao Liu