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Using qualitative maps to direct reactive robotsThe principal advantage of mobile robots is that they are able to go to specific locations to perform useful tasks rather than have the tasks brought to them. It is important therefore that the robot be used to reach desired locations efficiently and reliably. A mobile robot whose environment extends significantly beyond its sensory horizon must maintain a representation of the environment, a map, in order to attain these efficiency and reliability requirements. We believe that qualitative mapping methods provide useful and robust representation schemes and that such maps may be used to direct the actions of a reactively controlled robot. In this paper we describe our experience in employing qualitative maps to direct, through the selection of desired control strategies, a reactive-behavior based robot. This mapping capability represents the development of one aspect of a successful deliberative/reactive hybrid control architecture.
Document ID
19930045126
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bertin, Randolph
(Mitre Corp. Houston, TX, United States)
Pendleton, Tom
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: Cooperative intelligent robotics in space III; Proceedings of the Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 16-18, 1992 (A93-29101 10-54)
Publisher: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Subject Category
Cybernetics
Accession Number
93A29123
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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