LexToMap: lexical-based topological mapping

Any robot should be provided with a proper representation of its environment in order to perform navigation and other tasks. In addition to metrical approaches, topological mapping generates graph representations in which nodes and edges correspond to locations and transitions. In this article, we p...

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Main Author: Rangel, José Carlos (author)
Other Authors: Martínez Gómez, Jesus (author), García Varea, Ismael (author), Cazorla, Miguel (author)
Format: article
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01691864.2016.1261045
https://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/9434
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Summary:Any robot should be provided with a proper representation of its environment in order to perform navigation and other tasks. In addition to metrical approaches, topological mapping generates graph representations in which nodes and edges correspond to locations and transitions. In this article, we present LexToMap, a topological mapping procedure that relies on image annotations. These annotations, represented in this work by lexical labels, are obtained from pre-trained deep learning models, namely CNNs, and are used to estimate image similarities. Moreover, the lexical labels contribute to the descriptive capabilities of the topological maps. The proposal has been evaluated using the KTH-IDOL 2 data-set, which consists of image sequences acquired within an indoor environment under three different lighting conditions. The generality of the procedure as well as the descriptive capabilities of the generated maps validate the proposal.