"This book advances research on mobile robot localization in unknown environments by focusing on machine-learning-based natural scene recognition. The respective chapters highlight the latest developments in vision-based machine perception and machine learning research for localization applications, and cover such topics as: image-segmentation-based visual perceptual grouping for the efficient identification of objects composing unknown environments; classification-based rapid object recognition for the semantic analysis of natural scenes in unknown environments; the present understanding of the Prefrontal Cortex working memory mechanism and its biological processes for human-like localization; and the application of this present understanding to improve mobile robot localization. The book also features a perspective on bridging the gap between feature representations and decision-making using reinforcement learning, laying the groundwork for future advances in mobile robot navigation research." - Prové de l'editor Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Overview and Contributions (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 3-10 Developments in Mobile Robot Localization Research (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 11-33 A Computer Vision System for Visual Perception in Unknown Environments (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 35-60 Front Matter ....Pages 61-61 Unsupervised Learning for Data Clustering Based Image Segmentation (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 63-84 An Efficient K-Medoids Clustering Algorithm for Large Scale Data (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 85-108 Enhancing Hierarchical Linkage Clustering via Boundary Point Detection (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 109-128 A New Fast K-Nearest Neighbors-Based Clustering Algorithm (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 129-151 An Efficient EMST Algorithm for Clustering Very High-Dimensional Sparse Feature Vectors (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 153-176 Front Matter ....Pages 177-177 Supervised Learning for Data Classification Based Object Recognition (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 179-194 A Fast Image Retrieval Method Based on A Quantization Tree (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 195-214 An Efficient Image Segmentation Algorithm for Object Recognition Using Spectral Clustering (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 215-234 An Incremental EM Algorithm Based Visual Perceptual Grouping (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 235-250 Front Matter ....Pages 251-251 Reinforcement Learning for Mobile Robot Perceptual Learning (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 253-273 A Developmental Robotic Paradigm for Mobile Robot Navigation in an Indoor Environment (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 275-292 An Automatic Scene Recognition Using TD-Learning for Mobile Robot Localization in an Outdoor Environment (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 293-310 An Autonomous Vision System Based Sensor-Motor Coordination for Mobile Robot Navigation in an Outdoor Environment (Xiaochun Wang, Xiali Wang, Don Mitchell Wilkes)....Pages 311-328
