Robustness of Visual Place Cells in Dynamic Indoor and Outdoor Environment

In this paper, a model of visual place cells (PCs) based on precise neurobiological data is presented. The robustness of the model in real indoor and outdoor environments is tested. Results show that the interplay between neurobiological modelling and robotic experiments can promote the understandin...

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Main Authors: C. Giovannangeli, P. Gaussier, J.P. Banquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2006-06-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5772/5748
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Summary:In this paper, a model of visual place cells (PCs) based on precise neurobiological data is presented. The robustness of the model in real indoor and outdoor environments is tested. Results show that the interplay between neurobiological modelling and robotic experiments can promote the understanding of the neural structures and the achievement of robust robot navigation algorithms. Short Term Memory (STM), soft competition and sparse coding are important for both landmark identification and computation of PC activities. The extension of the paradigm to outdoor environments has confirmed the robustness of the vision-based model and pointed to improvements in order to further foster its performance.
ISSN:1729-8814