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Auteurs principaux: Viswanath, Kasi, Sanchez, Felix, Overbye, Timothy, Gregory, Jason M., Saripalli, Srikanth
Format: Preprint
Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09739
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author Viswanath, Kasi
Sanchez, Felix
Overbye, Timothy
Gregory, Jason M.
Saripalli, Srikanth
author_facet Viswanath, Kasi
Sanchez, Felix
Overbye, Timothy
Gregory, Jason M.
Saripalli, Srikanth
contents Autonomous navigation in off-road environments remains a significant challenge in field robotics, particularly for Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) tasked with search and rescue, exploration, and surveillance. Effective long-range planning relies on the integration of onboard perception systems with prior environmental knowledge, such as satellite imagery and LiDAR data. This work introduces Trailblazer, a novel framework that automates the conversion of multi-modal sensor data into costmaps, enabling efficient path planning without manual tuning. Unlike traditional approaches, Trailblazer leverages imitation learning and a differentiable A* planner to learn costmaps directly from expert demonstrations, enhancing adaptability across diverse terrains. The proposed methodology was validated through extensive real-world testing, achieving robust performance in dynamic and complex environments, demonstrating Trailblazer's potential for scalable, efficient autonomous navigation.
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spellingShingle Trailblazer: Learning offroad costmaps for long range planning
Viswanath, Kasi
Sanchez, Felix
Overbye, Timothy
Gregory, Jason M.
Saripalli, Srikanth
Robotics
Autonomous navigation in off-road environments remains a significant challenge in field robotics, particularly for Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) tasked with search and rescue, exploration, and surveillance. Effective long-range planning relies on the integration of onboard perception systems with prior environmental knowledge, such as satellite imagery and LiDAR data. This work introduces Trailblazer, a novel framework that automates the conversion of multi-modal sensor data into costmaps, enabling efficient path planning without manual tuning. Unlike traditional approaches, Trailblazer leverages imitation learning and a differentiable A* planner to learn costmaps directly from expert demonstrations, enhancing adaptability across diverse terrains. The proposed methodology was validated through extensive real-world testing, achieving robust performance in dynamic and complex environments, demonstrating Trailblazer's potential for scalable, efficient autonomous navigation.
title Trailblazer: Learning offroad costmaps for long range planning
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09739