Direct learning of home vector direction for insect-inspired robot navigation

arXiv:2405.03827v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Insects have long been recognized for their ability to navigate and return home using visual cues from their nest's environment. However, the precise mechanism underlying this remarkable homing skill remains a subject of ongoing investigation. Drawing inspiration from the learning flights of honey bees and wasps, we propose a robot navigation method that directly learns the home vector direction from visual percepts during a learning flight in the vicinity of the nest. After learning, the …

arxiv cs.cv cs.ro home navigation robot robot navigation type vector