Journal
SENSORS
Volume 22, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s22218305
Keywords
robotics; simultaneous localization and mapping; RatSLAM; image SLAM
Funding
- FAPEMA [COOPI-05109/18]
- CAPES/BRAZIL [001]
- CNPq [309505/2020-8, 420109/2018-8]
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [316803389-SFB 1280]
- PNPD/CAPES/BRAZIL [88882.315469/2019-01]
- Ruhr-Universitat Bochum-Research School PLUS
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This article introduces SLAM technology and the xRatSLAM framework based on RatSLAM, and conducts testing and validation. The results show that xRatSLAM can generate maps similar to OpenRatSLAM, and framework components can be easily changed.
Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) refers to techniques for autonomously constructing a map of an unknown environment while, at the same time, locating the robot in this map. RatSLAM, a prevalent method, is based on the navigation system found in rodent brains. It has served as a base algorithm for other bioinspired approaches, and its implementation has been extended to incorporate new features. This work proposes xRatSLAM: an extensible, parallel, open-source framework applicable for developing and testing new RatSLAM variations. Tests were carried out to evaluate and validate the proposed framework, allowing the comparison of xRatSLAM with OpenRatSLAM and assessing the impact of replacing framework components. The results provide evidence that the maps produced by xRatSLAM are similar to those produced by OpenRatSLAM when they are fed with the same input parameters, which is a positive result, and that implemented modules can be easily changed without impacting other parts of the framework.
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