Toward Autonomous Garbage Collection Robots in Terrains with Different Elevations

Renato Miyagusuku; Yuki Arai; Yasunari Kakigi; Takumi Takebayashi; Akinori Fukushima; Koichi Ozaki

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doi: 10.20965/jrm.2020.p1164

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Toward Autonomous Garbage Collection Robots in Terrains with Different Elevations

Renato Miyagusuku, Yuki Arai, Yasunari Kakigi, Takumi Takebayashi, Akinori Fukushima, and Koichi Ozaki

Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University
7-1-2 Yoto, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8585, Japan

Received:

June 15, 2020

Accepted:

September 1, 2020

Published:

December 20, 2020

Keywords:

field robotics, simultaneous localization and mapping, autonomous navigation, image recognition, Nakanoshima Challenge

Abstract

The practical application of robotic technologies can significantly reduce the burden on human workers, which is particularly important when considering the declining birthrates and aging populations in Japan and around the world. In this paper, we present our work toward realizing one such application, namely outdoor autonomous garbage collection robots. We address issues related to outdoor garbage recognition and autonomous navigation (mapping, localization, and re-localization) in crowded outdoor environments and areas with different terrain elevations. Our approach was experimentally validated in real urban settings during the Nakanoshima Challenge and Nakanoshima Challenge – Extra Challenge, where we managed to complete all tasks.

Navigation and garbage recognition during the Nakanoshima Challenge 2019

Cite this article as:

R. Miyagusuku, Y. Arai, Y. Kakigi, T. Takebayashi, A. Fukushima, and K. Ozaki, “Toward Autonomous Garbage Collection Robots in Terrains with Different Elevations,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.32 No.6, pp. 1164-1172, 2020.

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[23] [23] R. Miyagusuku, A. Yamashita, and H. Asama, “Improving gaussian processes based mapping of wireless signals using path loss models,” Proc. of the IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 4610-4615, 2016.

[24] [24] R. Miyagusuku, A. Yamashita, and H. Asama, “Data information fusion from multiple access points for wifi-based self-localization,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol.4, No.2, pp. 269-276, 2019.

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[26] [26] Y. Ishida and H. Tamukoh, “Semi-Automatic Dataset Generation for Object Detection and Recognition and its Evaluation on Domestic Service Robots,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.32, No.1, pp. 245-253, 2020.