Probable Object Location (POLo) Score Estimation for Efficient Object Goal Navigation

Autor:	Wang, Jiaming, Soh, Harold
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Computer Science - Robotics Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	To advance the field of autonomous robotics, particularly in object search tasks within unexplored environments, we introduce a novel framework centered around the Probable Object Location (POLo) score. Utilizing a 3D object probability map, the POLo score allows the agent to make data-driven decisions for efficient object search. We further enhance the framework's practicality by introducing POLoNet, a neural network trained to approximate the computationally intensive POLo score. Our approach addresses critical limitations of both end-to-end reinforcement learning methods, which suffer from memory decay over long-horizon tasks, and traditional map-based methods that neglect visibility constraints. Our experiments, involving the first phase of the OVMM 2023 challenge, demonstrate that an agent equipped with POLoNet significantly outperforms a range of baseline methods, including end-to-end RL techniques and prior map-based strategies. To provide a comprehensive evaluation, we introduce new performance metrics that offer insights into the efficiency and effectiveness of various agents in object goal navigation. Comment: Under review
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2311.07992 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv