RT Conference Proceedings T1 On gas source declaration methods for single-robot search A1 Ojeda, Pepe A1 González-Monroy, Javier A1 González-Jiménez, Antonio Javier K1 Gas source localization K1 GSL K1 Single-robot K1 Machine olfaction K1 Gas source declaration K1 Gas-Industria-Automatización K1 Robots industriales K1 Fuentes de energía-Robótica AB Source declaration, along with plume finding and plume tracking, is one of the needed processes for gas source localization (GSL). It is a fundamental part of the search, since it is responsible to decide whether the gas source has been found, and also to pinpoint its location. Despite its importance, source declaration is often ignored in most of the GSL research, the criteria for termination being selected in a seemingly arbitrary manner, or even not being discussed at all. A clear example of this is the large number of experiments in the literature that are declared concluded whenever the robot manages to physically reach the source, without formally declaring it. In this work, we seek to provide an overview of the most significant declaration methods that have been used in state-of-the-art research for single-robot GSL, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses. We also provide a preliminary experimental validation of these methods, focusing on how stable their performance is when their input parameters are modified. YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24288 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24288 LA eng NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 20 ene 2026