Exploration problem

In robotics, the exploration problem deals with the use of a robot to maximize the knowledge over a particular area. The exploration problem arises in robotic mapping and search & rescue situations, where an environment might be dangerous or inaccessible to humans.[1]

  1. ^ Thrun, S.; Burgard, W.; Fox, D. (2005). Probabilistic Robotics. Cambridge: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-20162-9.