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Semantic Mapping with a Probabilistic Description Logic

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Semantic mapping employs explicit labels to deal with sensor data in robotic mapping processes. In this paper we present a method for boosting performance of spatial mapping, through the use of a probabilistic ontology, expressed with a probabilistic description logic. Reasoning with this ontology allows segmentation and tagging of sensor data acquired by a robot during navigation; hence a robot can construct metric maps topologically. We report experiments with a real robot to validate our approach, thus moving closer to the goal of integrating mapping and semantic labeling processes.

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Polastro, R., Corrêa, F., Cozman, F., Okamoto, J. (2010). Semantic Mapping with a Probabilistic Description Logic. In: da Rocha Costa, A.C., Vicari, R.M., Tonidandel, F. (eds) Advances in Artificial Intelligence – SBIA 2010. SBIA 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6404. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16138-4_7

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