On the comparison of uncertainty criteria for active SLAM

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2012

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Carrillo, H.
Reid, I.
Castellanos, J.

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IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2012, pp.2080-2087

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Henry Carrillo, Ian Reid and José A. Castellanos

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2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (14 May 2012 - 18 May 2012 : St Paul, MN)

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In this paper, we consider the computation of the D-optimality criterion as a metric for the uncertainty of a SLAM system. Properties regarding the use of this uncertainty criterion in the active SLAM context are highlighted, and comparisons against the A-optimality criterion and entropy are presented. This paper shows that contrary to what has been previously reported, the D-optimality criterion is indeed capable of giving fruitful information as a metric for the uncertainty of a robot performing SLAM. Finally, through various experiments with simulated and real robots, we support our claims and show that the use of D-opt has desirable effects in various SLAM related tasks such as active mapping and exploration.

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