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Paper Abstract
We address spatial ontologies for the areas of operations of tactical behaviors carried out by unmanned ground vehicles
(UGVs). An ontology is a conceptualization of a domain and provides a common vocabulary for automated applications
in the domain of interest. Ontological concepts are typically qualitative yet are rigorously defined. An ontology should
provide abstract concepts that allow meaningful generalizations. The work reported here is the first known attempt to
apply spatial ontologies to tactical behaviors. Some research on spatial ontologies is based on point set topology,
although many find points to be unnatural primitives. Alternatives include relations defined in terms of the primitive
binary relation "connected_to" on regions; the "part_of" relation is also important. This paper includes a focused survey
driven by examples in which we evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches for the domain in
question. We also develop new concepts and techniques especially applicable to representing and reasoning about areas
of operation in which UGVs perform missions.
Paper Details
Date Published: 16 April 2008
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 6962, Unmanned Systems Technology X, 69621R (16 April 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.782161
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6962:
Unmanned Systems Technology X
Grant R. Gerhart; Douglas W. Gage; Charles M. Shoemaker, Editor(s)
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 6962, Unmanned Systems Technology X, 69621R (16 April 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.782161
Show Author Affiliations
Chafic W. BouSaba, North Carolina A&T State Univ. (United States)
Albert C. Esterline Jr., North Carolina A&T State Univ. (United States)
Albert C. Esterline Jr., North Carolina A&T State Univ. (United States)
Abdollah Homaifar, North Carolina A&T State Univ. (United States)
Fereshteh Fatehi, North Carolina A&T State Univ. (United States)
Fereshteh Fatehi, North Carolina A&T State Univ. (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6962:
Unmanned Systems Technology X
Grant R. Gerhart; Douglas W. Gage; Charles M. Shoemaker, Editor(s)
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