Abstract: We propose a sample-based model predictive control (MPC) method for collision-free navigation that uses a normalizing flow as a sampling distribution, conditioned on the start, goal, ...
A team of international physicists has brought Bayes’ centuries-old probability rule into the quantum world. By applying the “principle of minimum change” — updating beliefs as little as possible ...
Eldin Milak does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
When reduced-sugar gummy startup Häppy Candy debuted last fall it launched a free sampling campaign online supported by nano-influencers to help drive foot traffic to local retailers, gather consumer ...
Calculating probabilities can be tricky, with subtle changes in context giving quite different results. I was reminded of this recently after setting BrainTwister #10 for New Scientist readers, which ...
An external validation study evaluates the performance of a prediction model in new data, but many of these studies are too small to provide reliable answers. In the third article of their series on ...