マハラノビス距離に基づく確率的マッピングと人間支援による船舶閉鎖空間内の異物検出
Human-Assisted Robotic Detection of Foreign Object Debris Inside Confined Spaces of Marine Vessels Using Probabilistic Mapping
船舶の閉鎖空間内に残された異物を、ロボットの視覚マップと正常マップのマハラノビス距離比較で検出し、精度向上のため遠隔人間が確認するシステムを提案・検証した。
著者: Benjamin Wong, Wade Marquette, Nikolay Bykov, Tyler M. Paine, Ashis G. Banerjee
分類: cs.RO
原文アブストラクト
Many complex vehicular systems, such as large marine vessels, contain confined spaces like water tanks, which are critical for the safe functioning of the vehicles. It is particularly hazardous for humans to inspect such spaces due to limited accessibility, poor visibility, and unstructured configuration. While robots provide a viable alternative, they encounter the same set of challenges in realizing robust autonomy. In this work, we specifically address the problem of detecting foreign object debris (FODs) left inside the confined spaces using a visual mapping-based system that relies on Mahalanobis distance-driven comparisons between the nominal and online maps for local outlier identification. Simulation trials show extremely high recall but low precision for the outlier identification method. The assistance of remote humans is, therefore, taken to deal with the precision problem by going over the close-up robot camera images of the outlier regions. An online survey is conducted to show the usefulness of this assistance process. Physical experiments are also reported on a GPU-enabled mobile robot platform inside a scaled-down, prototype tank to demonstrate the feasibility of the FOD detection system.
