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Space decomposition based on visible objects in an indoor environment

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  • Kimia Amoozandeh
  • Stephan Winter
  • Martin Tomko

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When a person moves, the set of objects in their visual range changes. Hence, the set of objects perceived from a specific range of locations may be considered as a signature (possibly non-unique) of this region and be used for the localization of this person. In the case of fixed objects, the number of regions with a set of specific visible objects is limited. A verbal description containing references to elements of this set of visible objects could then be used to localize a person in the space. This paper proposes an approach for decomposing a space into regions that are characterized by such sets of visible objects. In our approach, at least a portion of partial surfaces of an object must be visible (beyond single points) to make part of the signature. Our method calculates two-dimensional visibility polygons for a portion of an object’s surface. Overlaying these polygons, we partition the space in regions of visibility signatures. The approach has been implemented, and we demonstrate how to represent space by qualitative locations using these visibility signatures. We further show how this representation can be used to locate a person within a space by a set of visible objects.

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  • Kimia Amoozandeh & Stephan Winter & Martin Tomko, 2022. "Space decomposition based on visible objects in an indoor environment," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 49(3), pages 883-897, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:49:y:2022:i:3:p:883-897
    DOI: 10.1177/23998083211037347
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