Flow field perception for unleashing robots in the wild. Autonomous navigation of robots in structured and known environments is no longer science fiction. Many examples exist today of autonomous syst

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Flow field perception for unleashing robots in the wild. Autonomous navigation of robots in structured and known environments is no longer science fiction. Many examples exist today of autonomous systems operating on highways and in our homes, hospitals and warehouses. Completely unfamiliar, unstructured and changing environments, however, require solutions to fundamental research questions in robotics perception. This project aims to develop the theory and algorithms to sense and estimate dynamic conditions, such as crowds or fire spread, in unknown and unstructured environments. This will lead to a new paradigm in robotic navigation. The outcomes of this research have the potential to mitigate life-threatening situations by producing the next generation of autonomous systems in the field.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4007 - Control Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics. Lead: Prof Teresa Vidal-Calleja