Robot control based on saliency and invariant spatial representations using hierarchical spatial working memory
US8396249B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/37325
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling robots based on prioritized targets extracted from fused visual and auditory saliency maps. The fused visual and auditory saliency map may extend beyond the immediate visual range of the robot yet the methods herein allow the robot to maintain an awareness of targets outside the immediate visual range. The fused saliency map may be derived in a bottom-up or top-down approach and may be feature based or object based.
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