Self-Supervised Learning-Based Path Planning and Obstacle Avoidance Using PPO and B-Splines in Unknown Environments

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.02176v1
• Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 05:20:29 GMT
• Title: Self-Supervised Learning-Based Path Planning and Obstacle Avoidance Using PPO and B-Splines in Unknown Environments
• Authors: Shahab Shokouhi, Oguzhan Oruc, May-Win Thein,
• Abstract summary: Smart BSP is an advanced self-supervised learning framework for real-time path planning and obstacle avoidance in autonomous robotics. The proposed system integrates Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and Actor-Critic architecture. During the training process a nuanced cost function is minimized that accounts for path curvature, endpoint proximity, and obstacle avoidance.
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• Abstract: This paper introduces SmartBSP, an advanced self-supervised learning framework for real-time path planning and obstacle avoidance in autonomous robotics navigating through complex environments. The proposed system integrates Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and Actor-Critic architecture to process limited LIDAR inputs and compute spatial decision-making probabilities. The robot's perceptual field is discretized into a grid format, which the CNN analyzes to produce a spatial probability distribution. During the training process a nuanced cost function is minimized that accounts for path curvature, endpoint proximity, and obstacle avoidance. Simulations results in different scenarios validate the algorithm's resilience and adaptability across diverse operational scenarios. Subsequently, Real-time experiments, employing the Robot Operating System (ROS), were carried out to assess the efficacy of the proposed algorithm.

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