Human-aware robot navigation in public space based on predicting pedestrian reaction patterns
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Department of Automatic Control and Robotics, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 16, 44-100 Gliwice
Publication date: 2026-08-14
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Krzysztof Skrzypczyk
Department of Automatic Control and Robotics, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 16, 44-100 Gliwice
Adv. Sci. Technol. Res. J. 2026; 20(12)
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This paper presents a human-aware collision free navigation system based on long-term motion prediction and a game against nature formulation for modelling uncertainty. The proposed approach explicitly takes into account mutual pedestrian interactions and introduces a method for estimating the confidence of predicted pedestrian reactions through the analysis of anticipated interactions in public spaces. This enables the formulation of a decision-making framework based on the minimisation of the expected value of a cost function. The effectiveness of the method proposed is demonstrated using representative simulation scenarios, showing improved safety and enhanced comfort of navigation behaviour.