Survey of maps of dynamics for mobile robots

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2023-09

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The International Journal of Robotics Research, Volume 42, issue 11, pp. 977-1006

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Robotic mapping provides spatial information for autonomous agents. Depending on the tasks they seek to enable, the maps created range from simple 2D representations of the environment geometry to complex, multilayered semantic maps. This survey article is about maps of dynamics (MoDs), which store semantic information about typical motion patterns in a given environment. Some MoDs use trajectories as input, and some can be built from short, disconnected observations of motion. Robots can use MoDs, for example, for global motion planning, improved localization, or human motion prediction. Accounting for the increasing importance of maps of dynamics, we present a comprehensive survey that organizes the knowledge accumulated in the field and identifies promising directions for future work. Specifically, we introduce field-specific vocabulary, summarize existing work according to a novel taxonomy, and describe possible applications and open research problems. We conclude that the field is mature enough, and we expect that maps of dynamics will be increasingly used to improve robot performance in real-world use cases. At the same time, the field is still in a phase of rapid development where novel contributions could significantly impact this research area.

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Kucner, T P, Magnusson, M, Mghames, S, Palmieri, L, Verdoja, F, Swaminathan, C S, Krajník, T, Schaffernicht, E, Bellotto, N, Hanheide, M & Lilienthal, A J 2023, ' Survey of maps of dynamics for mobile robots ', The International Journal of Robotics Research, vol. 42, no. 11, pp. 977-1006 . https://doi.org/10.1177/02783649231190428