NAVREN-RL uses deep reinforcement learning to teach drones indoor navigation.
problem Teaching drones to navigate indoor environments efficiently.
method End-to-end deep reinforcement learning with a custom reward function, expert data integration.
result Drones successfully navigate indoor arenas avoiding obstacles.
VNLA uses vision and language to guide agents in finding objects in indoor environments.
problem Guiding agents in finding objects in indoor environments via language.
method Developed I3L framework for imitation learning with indirect intervention.
result Significantly improved success rate of learning agents over baselines.
SLAM-net learns to navigate visually in challenging indoor environments.
problem Challenges in SLAM for visual robot navigation, especially in noisy conditions.
method Differentiable SLAM Network (SLAM-net) that encodes a particle filter SLAM algorithm in a differentiable graph and learns components through backpropagation.
result Significantly outperforms ORB-SLAM in noisy conditions and improves the Habitat Challenge 2020 PointNav task.
This paper describes and evaluates the use of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for path planning in support of smart mobility applications such as indoor and outdoor navigation applications, individualized wayfinding for people with disabilities (e.g., vision impairments, physical disabilities, etc.), path planni…
Study classifies surface types for autonomous indoor robots using inertial data.
problem Classifying surface types for wheeled robots in indoor environments.
method Prepared a time series dataset of inertial measurements, used deep learning and ensemble machine learning models.
result Baseline model achieved over 68% accuracy on a nine-category surface type dataset.
Improved robot navigation using multi-head attention for natural language instructions.
problem Improving robot navigation in unfamiliar environments.
method Proposes a multi-head attention mechanism blending layer in a neural network model.
result Significant performance gains in translating instructions for unseen environments.
VALAN is a framework for navigation agents in photo-realistic environments.
problem Developing agents for indoor navigation tasks.
method Deep reinforcement learning with SEED RL architecture.
result VALAN framework can solve a variety of RL problems.
A new method learns continuous occupancy fields efficiently using the Ising model.
problem Efficiently learning continuous occupancy fields for robot navigation.
method Generalizes the Ising model to model continuous occupancy fields, using a unique kernel for range measurements.
result The method is computationally efficient and requires only a small number of hyperparameters.
Improves AI agents' 3D navigation by learning from failures and 3D spatial relationships.
problem Challenges in data efficiency, obstacle avoidance, and generalization in 3D visual navigation.
method Incorporates attention on 3D spatial relationships and a target skill extension module into DRL framework.
result Significantly improves navigation performance and generalization across targets and scenes.
LEAPS uses semantic models to improve reinforcement learning in diverse environments.
problem Generalizing and adapting to unseen environments in reinforcement learning.
method Hybrid model-based and model-free approach with a multi-target sub-policy and a Bayesian semantic model.
result LEAPS outperforms baselines in visual navigation tasks using diverse indoor scenes.
New model estimates indoor radon distribution with higher spatial resolution.
problem Accurate estimation of indoor radon concentration for health assessment.
method Quantile regression forest and probabilistic Monte Carlo sampling.
result Approximate lognormal distribution of indoor radon in Germany with specific exceedance probabilities.
Study compares distances for indoor WiFi mapping, finding Earth Mover's Distance effective.
problem Indoor localization and mapping using WiFi signals.
method Comparison of distance measures and kernel density estimation.
result Earth Mover's Distance is most beneficial for indoor localization.
DeepPos uses deep learning to improve indoor location accuracy.
problem Indoor GPS accuracy issues with mobile devices.
method Supervised autoencoder network for modeling CSI-based environments.
result Robust and efficient indoor localization system developed.
Anomalies in the ambient magnetic field can be used as features in indoor positioning and navigation. By using Maxwell's equations, we derive and present a Bayesian non-parametric probabilistic modeling approach for interpolation and extrapolation of the magnetic field. We model the magnetic field components jointly by…
Paper presents a WiFi-based indoor sensor localization technique.
problem Indoor localization in wireless sensor networks.
method Zoning-based localization using statistical learning.
result Efficient sensor zone determination in indoor environments.
Proposes efficient calibration for indoor localization models.
problem Calibration data scarcity in wireless indoor localization.
method Uses synthetic labels and prediction sets to fine-tune a predictor and estimate bias.
result Yields rigorous coverage guarantees for prediction sets.
This paper improves indoor positioning accuracy by deploying reference nodes to ensure Line-of-Sight.
problem Systematic bias errors in indoor positioning due to non-LoS propagation.
method Model indoor service area as a graph, partition into cliques for reference nodes, set minimum distance and angle parameters.
result Guaranteed LoS to reference nodes improves indoor positioning accuracy and precision.
The paper uses Bayesian Surprise to identify unexpected structures in indoor environments.
problem Identifying unexpected structures in indoor environments.
method Bayesian Surprise applied to Isovist Analysis of 2D floor plans.
result Surprise regions in indoor environments can be used to focus on important areas in LBS.
Deep RL policies can leak private information from trained policies.
problem Privacy leakage in deep reinforcement learning models.
method Environment dynamics search via genetic algorithm and candidate inference based on shadow policies.
result 95.83% average recovery rate of floor plans from trained Grid World navigation DRL agents.
RETR improves indoor radar perception with a novel transformer model.
problem Indoor radar perception lacks models tailored for multi-view radar settings.
method RETR extends DETR architecture with depth-prioritized feature similarity, tri-plane loss, and radar-to-camera transformation.
result RETR outperforms state-of-the-art methods by 15.38+ AP for object detection and 11.91+ IoU for instance segmentation.
Autoencoder neural networks reconstruct missing indoor environment data.
problem Missing data in building operation data sets.
method Three different autoencoder neural networks trained to reconstruct missing data.
result Reconstructing variables with average RMSEs of 0.42 °C, 1.30 % and 78.41 ppm.
Paper uses RNNs for more accurate indoor WiFi localization.
problem Accurate indoor WiFi localization using RSSI measurements.
method Proposes recurrent neural networks (RNNs) for trajectory positioning of RSSI data.
result Achieves an average localization error of 0.75 m with 80% under 1 m, outperforming conventional algorithms.
Paper proposes a graph model for optimal AP deployment in indoor optical wireless networks.
problem Challenges in deploying optical wireless networks due to LoS requirement and limited range.
method Graph modeling approach to identify minimum number of APs and their optimal locations.
result Optimal deployment of APs ensures connectivity and minimizes interference in indoor environments.
New dataset for UAV gesture recognition in outdoor settings.
problem Lack of public outdoor UAV gesture recognition datasets.
method Recorded 13 gestures in an outdoor setting, created 119 HD video clips, annotated with body joints and gesture classes.
result Baseline gesture recognition performance of 91.9% using P-CNN.
New method combines neural networks and data assimilation for indoor air quality prediction.
problem Accurate and fast prediction of indoor air quality using real-time data.
method Combines Data Assimilation and Machine Learning using a Convolutional neural network and Long-Short-Term-Memory.
result Improved accuracy of dynamic system representation by integrating real data.
Paper proposes a SIMO DNN for indoor localization using Wi-Fi fingerprints.
problem Indoor localization with high accuracy and efficiency.
method Single-input and multi-output deep neural network architecture.
result SIMO-DNN scheme outperforms existing methods in floor detection and location accuracy.
One of the key technologies for future large-scale location-aware services covering a complex of multi-story buildings --- e.g., a big shopping mall and a university campus --- is a scalable indoor localization technique. In this paper, we report the current status of our investigation on the use of deep neural network…
This paper proposes an approach for rapid bounding box annotation for object detection datasets. The procedure consists of two stages: The first step is to annotate a part of the dataset manually, and the second step proposes annotations for the remaining samples using a model trained with the first stage annotations. …
Paper proposes CNN-LSTM for WiFi indoor localization.
problem Classical WiFi localization methods using only spatial data.
method Combines CNN and LSTM for CSI feature extraction.
result Achieves 2.5~m average localization error with 80% under 4~m.
We propose a reinforcement learning (RL) based closed loop power control algorithm for the downlink of the voice over LTE (VoLTE) radio bearer for an indoor environment served by small cells. The main contributions of our paper are to 1) use RL to solve performance tuning problems in an indoor cellular network for voic…
With the recent development in mobile computing devices and as the ubiquitous deployment of access points(APs) of Wireless Local Area Networks(WLANs), WLAN based indoor localization systems(WILSs) are of mounting concentration and are becoming more and more prevalent for they do not require additional infrastructure. A…
We present an algorithm for converting an indoor spherical panorama into a photograph with a simulated overhead view. The resulting image will have an extremely wide field of view covering up to 4π steradians of the spherical panorama. We argue that our method complements the stereographic projection commonly used in t…
Two deep learning models improve indoor location prediction from WiFi fingerprints.
problem Indoor location prediction from WiFi fingerprints.
method Convolutional mixture density recurrent neural network and VAE-based semi-supervised learning model.
result Proposed models outperform existing methods in real-world datasets.
Efficiently maps indoor magnetic fields with SKI and D-SKI.
problem Computing large-scale magnetic field maps in indoor environments.
method Structured kernel interpolation (SKI) with derivatives (D-SKI) for Gaussian process regression.
result Achieves better accuracy and faster computation than state-of-the-art methods.
The paper optimizes predicting future window states in buildings using past climate data.
problem Predicting future window opening actions based on past climate data.
method Trained a deep neural network to predict window states using indoor climate data sequences of 30-240 time-steps.
result Optimal predictive performance achieved with 60 time-steps of indoor climate data, and long sequences could be addressed efficiently.
AGML model improves indoor localization with sparse fingerprints using meta-learning and graph neural networks.
problem Maintaining high localization accuracy with extremely sparse fingerprints.
method Attentional Graph Neural Network (AGNN) and meta-learning framework with data augmentation strategies.
result AGML model consistently outperforms baseline methods across various metrics.
Paper proposes a new Markov model for efficient PLC system design.
problem Efficient estimation of Markov model parameters for bursty error channels.
method Introduced a Block Diagonal Markov model and a modified Baum-Welch algorithm.
result Efficient estimation of state transition matrix Λ for PLC system design. Paper presents a new Wi-Fi RSS and geomagnetic field database for indoor localization and trajectory estimation.
problem Indoor localization and trajectory estimation challenges.
method Convolutional neural network (CNN) for RSS data and LSTM network for geomagnetic field intensity.
result CNN and LSTM networks show feasibility for localization and trajectory estimation.
Indoor localization based on SIngle Of Fingerprint (SIOF) is rather susceptible to the changing environment, multipath, and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation. Building SIOF is also a very time-consuming process. Recently, we first proposed a GrOup Of Fingerprints (GOOF) to improve the localization accuracy and reduc…
Improves magnetic field mapping using an array of magnetometers with noisy input.
problem Improving magnetic field maps in indoor environments with noisy magnetometer data.
method Uses Gaussian process regression with an array of magnetometers, incorporating known array positions and relative magnetometer locations.
result The method produces higher quality magnetic field maps compared to using a single magnetometer.
HRL4IN tackles interactive navigation tasks with mobile manipulators, improving efficiency and performance.
problem Interactive Navigation tasks require mobile manipulators to perform various actions, but choosing the right part of the embodiment is inefficient.
method HRL4IN uses a hierarchical reinforcement learning architecture to handle heterogeneous phases of navigation and manipulation, selecting the appropriate part of the embodiment for each phase.
result HRL4IN significantly outperforms flat PPO and HAC in terms of task performance and energy efficiency.
Fingerprinting based WLAN indoor positioning system (FWIPS) provides a promising indoor positioning solution to meet the growing interests for indoor location-based services (e.g., indoor way finding or geo-fencing). FWIPS is preferred because it requires no additional infrastructure for deploying an FWIPS and achievin…
Introduces a natural parallel translation for navigation data.
problem Navigation data geometric representation and parallelism.
method Introduces a natural parallel translation using Riemannian parallelism.
result The natural parallel translation preserves the Randers norm and has a finite-dimensional holonomy group.
Challenge to separate Earth's magnetic field from vehicle's magnetic field for accurate navigation.
problem Separate Earth's magnetic field from vehicle's magnetic field for accurate magnetic navigation.
method Use machine learning (ML) and integrate physics of magnetic navigation (SciML) to remove aircraft magnetic field from total magnetic field.
result A model can be constructed to effectively remove aircraft magnetic field from the dataset.
Navigation in Lorentz Finsler geometry induces isoparametric hypersurfaces.
problem Defining and analyzing isoparametric hypersurfaces in Lorentz Finsler geometry.
method Using a navigation process with a Finsler metric and a tangent vector field, isoparametric functions and hypersurfaces are defined and analyzed.
result Local correspondences between isoparametric functions and hypersurfaces are established.
The paper solves navigation problems on conic Kropina manifolds and establishes curvature relationships.
problem Navigation problems on conic Kropina manifolds.
method Analyzes the solution of navigation problems and establishes curvature relationships.
result The solution to navigation problems on conic Kropina manifolds must be either a Randers metric or a Kropina metric.
Robotic navigation improves with RL and ultrasound images.
problem Improving accuracy in robotic navigation for ultrasound-guided procedures.
method Combines deep Q-networks with ultrasound images and binary classifier.
result Significantly improved navigation accuracy compared to pure RL and SL.
Deep RL improves robot navigation in images.
problem Applying deep RL to visual navigation in realistic environments.
method Extended A2C algorithm with auxiliary tasks for segmentation, depth prediction, and target prediction.
result Method outperforms state-of-the-art visual navigation methods.