The Role of Mental Rotations in Primate-inspired Robot Navigation
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The use of a primate's spatial ability of mental rotation to serve as a basis for robotic navigation has been
almost entirely overlooked by the robotics community to date. In this paper, the role of this cognitive
capacity is presented as an adjunct to existing robotic control systems, with the underlying approach being
derived from studies of primate spatial cognition. Specifically, optical flow is used as a basis for transitory
representations (snapshots) that are compared to an a priori visual goal to provide corrective course action
for a robot when moving through the world. The underlying architecture and procedures are described.
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2012
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