When loop
closure helps:
Examples
Environments to scan in loops:
Any environment where you travel a long linear
distance from the beginning without seeing many
commons features, eg:
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Long winding hallways
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Multiple city blocks
Tunnels
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Warehouses with dense rows
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Environments where loop closure may NOT be
needed:
Any environment where you frequently seeing similar
features, commonly more open spaces, where even if
you scan a long time, you are frequently seeing the
same features, eg:
Open warehouses
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Outdoor courtyard
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Open floor plan office
Small compact indoor environment
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