This book addresses spatial representations and reasoning techniques for mobile robot mapping providing an analysis of fundamental representations and processes involved a spatial representation based on shape information is proposed and shape analysis techniques are developed to tackle the correspondence problem in robot mapping. Introduction this book addresses spatial representations and reasoning techniques for mobile robot mapping providing an analysis of fundamental representations and processes involved a spatial representation based on shape information is proposed and shape analysis techniques are developed to tackle the correspondence problem in robot mapping. Spatial representation and reasoning for robot mapping a shape based approach series springer tracts in advanced robotics investigates the slam problem from a more quantitative point of view provides a comprehensive understanding of the slam field includes an extensive literature discussion. Spatial representation and reasoning for human robot 4 1 qualitative spatial representation and reasoning that scenes which are semantically close have identical or at least very similar descriptions work in this area from a cognitive robotics viewpoint includes that of santos 181 180. Buy spatial representation and reasoning for robot mapping a shape based approach springer tracts in advanced robotics 48 2008 by wolter diedrich isbn 9783540690115 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders