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Probabilistic Reasoning and Decision Making in Sensory-Motor Systems

  • Provides a unique collection of cognitive systems research
  • Addresses key issues concerned with Bayesian programming, navigation, filtering, modelling and mapping, with applications in a number of different contexts

Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR, volume 46)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Basic Concepts of Bayesian Programming

      • Pierre Bessière, Olivier Lebeltel
      Pages 19-48
  3. Robotics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
    2. The CyCab: Bayesian Navigation on Sensory–Motor Trajectories

      • Cédric Pradalier, Pierre Bessière
      Pages 51-75
    3. The Bayesian Occupation Filter

      • M. K. Tay, Kamel Mekhnacha, M. Yguel, C. Coué, Cédric Pradalier, Christian Laugier et al.
      Pages 77-98
    4. Topological SLAM

      • Adriana Tapus, Roland Siegwart
      Pages 99-127
    5. Probabilistic Contextual Situation Analysis

      • Guy Ramel, Roland Siegwart
      Pages 129-151
    6. Bayesian Approach to Action Selection and Attention Focusing

      • Carla Cavalcante Koike, Pierre Bessière, Emmanuel Mazer
      Pages 177-201
  4. Industrial Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
    2. 3D Human Hip Volume Reconstruction with Incomplete Multimodal Medical Images

      • Miriam Amavizca, Christian Laugier, Emmanuel Mazer, Juan Manuel Ahuactzin, Francois Leitner
      Pages 233-261
    3. Playing to Train Your Video Game Avatar

      • Ronan Le Hy, Pierre Bessiére
      Pages 263-276
  5. Cognitive Modelling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 277-277
    2. Bayesian Modelling of Visuo-Vestibular Interactions

      • Jean Laurens, Jacques Droulez
      Pages 279-300
    3. Bayesian Modelling of Perception of Structure from Motion

      • Francis Colas, Pierre Bessière, Jacques Droulez, Mark Wexler
      Pages 301-328
    4. Building a Talking Baby Robot: A Contribution to the Study of Speech Acquisition and Evolution

      • Jihène E. Serkhane, Jean-Luc Schwartz, Pierre Bessière
      Pages 329-357
  6. Back Matter

About this book

Probabilistic Reasoning and Decision Making in Sensory-Motor Systems by Pierre Bessiere, Christian Laugier and Roland Siegwart provides a unique collection of a sizable segment of the cognitive systems research community in Europe. It reports on contributions from leading academic institutions brought together within the European projects Bayesian Inspired Brain and Artifact (BIBA) and Bayesian Approach to Cognitive Systems (BACS). This fourteen-chapter volume covers important research along two main lines: new probabilistic models and algorithms for perception and action, new probabilistic methodology and techniques for artefact conception and development. The work addresses key issues concerned with Bayesian programming, navigation, filtering, modelling and mapping, with applications in a number of different contexts.

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From the reviews:

"This collection of papers presents results from 12 different PhD theses that fall under a unifying Bayesian programming theme. … The book is relevant to researchers in robotics who are interested in approaches on uncertainty." (Yousri El Fattah, ACM Computing Reviews, July, 2009)

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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