LABRADOR: a learning autonomous behavior-based robot for adaptive detection and object retrieval

Brian Yamauchi; Mark Moseley; Jonathan Brookshire

doi:10.1117/12.2011834

4 February 2013 LABRADOR: a learning autonomous behavior-based robot for adaptive detection and object retrieval

Brian Yamauchi, Mark Moseley, Jonathan Brookshire

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Proceedings Volume 8662, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXX: Algorithms and Techniques; 86620P (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2011834
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2013, Burlingame, California, United States

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As part of the TARDEC-funded CANINE (Cooperative Autonomous Navigation in a Networked Environment) Program, iRobot developed LABRADOR (Learning Autonomous Behavior-based Robot for Adaptive Detection and Object Retrieval). LABRADOR was based on the rugged, man-portable, iRobot PackBot unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) equipped with an explosives ordnance disposal (EOD) manipulator arm and a custom gripper. For LABRADOR, we developed a vision-based object learning and recognition system that combined a TLD (track-learn-detect) filter based on object shape features with a color-histogram-based object detector. Our vision system was able to learn in real-time to recognize objects presented to the robot. We also implemented a waypoint navigation system based on fused GPS, IMU (inertial measurement unit), and odometry data. We used this navigation capability to implement autonomous behaviors capable of searching a specified area using a variety of robust coverage strategies – including outward spiral, random bounce, random waypoint, and perimeter following behaviors. While the full system was not integrated in time to compete in the CANINE competition event, we developed useful perception, navigation, and behavior capabilities that may be applied to future autonomous robot systems.

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Brian Yamauchi, Mark Moseley, and Jonathan Brookshire "LABRADOR: a learning autonomous behavior-based robot for adaptive detection and object retrieval", Proc. SPIE 8662, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXX: Algorithms and Techniques, 86620P (4 February 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2011834

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