Where am I? This is one of the most critical questions that any intelligent system should
answer to decide whether it navigates to a previously visited area. This problem has long …

As loop-closure detection plays a fundamental role in any simultaneous localization and
mapping (SLAM) system, through its ability to recognize previously visited locations, one of …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are at the fore-front of this century's technological shift,
becoming ubiquitous in research and market areas. Similarly, nowadays, 3D printing is a …

Aiming to recognize familiar places through the camera measurements during a robot's
autonomous mission, visual loop-closure pipelines are developed for navigation …

Over the previous two decades, a tremendous impact has been created on each stage of the
production value chain, through digitization of the traditional industrial processes and …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are at the forefront of this century's technological shift,
becoming ubiquitous in research and market areas. However, as a UAV navigates …

Loop-closure detection (LCD) has become an essential part of any simultaneous
localization and mapping (SLAM) framework. It provides a means to rectify the drift error …

If we have been there before, we realize that viewing a single photograph is sufficient to
understand where the picture was captured. This fact highlights the impact of appearance …

Quality constitutes the cutting-edge of contemporary industry, much more sharpened with
the emergence of Industry 4.0. Yet, the assurance of delivering high-quality products …

As a mobile robot, eg, an aerial, underwater, or ground‐moving vehicle, navigates through
an unknown environment, it has to construct a map of its surroundings and simultaneously …