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   Articles with "autonomous exploration" as a keyword



Enhanced Autonomous Exploration and Mapping of an Unknown Environment with the Fusion of Dual RGB-D Sensors

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Engineering"

DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2018.11.014

Abstract: Abstract The autonomous exploration and mapping of an unknown environment is useful in a wide range of applications and thus holds great significance. Existing methods mostly use range sensors to generate two-dimensional (2D) grid maps.… read more here.

Keywords: autonomous exploration; exploration mapping; exploration; environment ... See more keywords

Enhancing autonomous exploration for robotics via real time map optimization and improved frontier costs

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Scientific Reports"

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-97231-9

Abstract: Autonomous exploration and mapping in unknown environments remain pivotal in robotics research. The efficiency of autonomous exploration is often constrained by irrational exploration strategies and incomplete map exploration. This paper proposes an efficient autonomous exploration… read more here.

Keywords: robotics; real time; exploration; autonomous exploration ... See more keywords

Virtual Maps for Autonomous Exploration of Cluttered Underwater Environments

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering"

DOI: 10.1109/joe.2022.3153897

Abstract: We consider the problem of autonomous mobile robot exploration in an unknown environment, taking into account a robot’s coverage rate, map uncertainty and state estimation uncertainty. In this article, we present a novel exploration framework… read more here.

Keywords: virtual maps; exploration cluttered; autonomous exploration; cluttered underwater ... See more keywords

A Shadowcasting-Based Next-Best-View Planner for Autonomous 3D Exploration

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters"

DOI: 10.1109/lra.2022.3146586

Abstract: In this letter, we address the problem of autonomous exploration of unknown environments with an aerial robot equipped with a sensory set that produces large point clouds, such as LiDARs. The main goal is to… read more here.

Keywords: next best; time; exploration; planner ... See more keywords

TAPE: Tether-Aware Path Planning for Autonomous Exploration of Unknown 3D Cavities Using a Tangle-Compatible Tethered Aerial Robot

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters"

DOI: 10.1109/lra.2022.3194691

Abstract: This letter presents the first method for autonomous exploration of unknown cavities in three dimensions (3D) that focuses on minimizing the distance traveled and the length of tether unwound. Considering that the tether entanglements are… read more here.

Keywords: unknown cavities; exploration unknown; path; autonomous exploration ... See more keywords

FAEL: Fast Autonomous Exploration for Large-scale Environments With a Mobile Robot

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters"

DOI: 10.1109/lra.2023.3236573

Abstract: Autonomous exploration in large-scale and complex environments is a challenging task. As the size of the environment increases, the significant overhead of exploration algorithms could overwhelm the computational capability of mobile platforms, prohibiting timely response… read more here.

Keywords: exploration large; large scale; autonomous exploration; fael fast ... See more keywords

Autonomous Indoor Exploration Via Polygon Map Construction and Graph-Based SLAM Using Directional Endpoint Features

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering"

DOI: 10.1109/tase.2018.2883587

Abstract: In this paper, a novel 2-D laser-based autonomous exploration approach for mobile robots is proposed, which is based on a novel polygon map construction approach and graph-based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) with directional endpoint… read more here.

Keywords: autonomous exploration; exploration; polygon map; graph based ... See more keywords

A Hybrid Planning Method for 3D Autonomous Exploration in Unknown Environments With a UAV

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering"

DOI: 10.1109/tase.2023.3316207

Abstract: This article investigates the autonomous exploration problem of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a fully unknown three-dimensional (3D) space, subject to the constraints of collision avoidance, energy-saving, and computation consumption. To tackle this problem,… read more here.

Keywords: method; hybrid planning; exploration; autonomous exploration ... See more keywords

A Novel Informative Autonomous Exploration Strategy With Uniform Sampling for Quadrotors

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics"

DOI: 10.1109/tie.2021.3137616

Abstract: In this article, a novel informative autonomous exploration strategy with uniform sampling is proposed to efficiently reduce the unknown volume of 3-D environments and provide an accurate truncated-signed-distance-function-based reconstruction for quadrotors. Different from existing methods,… read more here.

Keywords: novel informative; exploration strategy; informative autonomous; autonomous exploration ... See more keywords

Implementation of an autonomous exploration system in unknown environments based on transfer learning

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems"

DOI: 10.1177/17298806241288669

Abstract: In this article, we propose an autonomous exploration system based on transfer learning for target point exploration in unknown environments. The system generates a series of clustering points based on the local perceptual information and… read more here.

Keywords: system; navigation; transfer learning; exploration ... See more keywords

An Efficient Autonomous Exploration Framework for Unmanned Surface Vehicles in Unknown Waters

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Journal of Marine Science and Engineering"

DOI: 10.3390/jmse12091622

Abstract: The detection of unknown waters has been studied and applied in various fields, such as national defense, military operations, engineering surveying and mapping, and scene reconstruction. To improve exploration efficiency in unknown waters, this paper… read more here.

Keywords: unknown waters; navigation; exploration; autonomous exploration ... See more keywords