A review of multi-sensor fusion slam systems based on 3D LIDAR

X Xu, L Zhang, J Yang, C Cao, W Wang, Y Ran, Z Tan… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ability of intelligent unmanned platforms to achieve autonomous navigation and
positioning in a large-scale environment has become increasingly demanding, in which …

Present and future of slam in extreme environments: The darpa subt challenge

K Ebadi, L Bernreiter, H Biggie, G Catt… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article surveys recent progress and discusses future opportunities for simultaneous
localization and mapping (SLAM) in extreme underground environments. SLAM in …

Locus 2.0: Robust and computationally efficient lidar odometry for real-time 3d mapping

A Reinke, M Palieri, B Morrell, Y Chang… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lidar odometry has attracted considerable attention as a robust localization method for
autonomous robots operating in complex GNSS-denied environments. However, achieving …

A self-rotating, single-actuated UAV with extended sensor field of view for autonomous navigation

N Chen, F Kong, W Xu, Y Cai, H Li, D He, Y Qin… - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) rely heavily on visual sensors to perceive obstacles and
explore environments. Current UAVs are limited in both perception capability and task …

Present and future of slam in extreme underground environments

K Ebadi, L Bernreiter, H Biggie, G Catt, Y Chang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
This paper reports on the state of the art in underground SLAM by discussing different SLAM
strategies and results across six teams that participated in the three-year-long SubT …

A survey on global lidar localization: Challenges, advances and open problems

H Yin, X Xu, S Lu, X Chen, R Xiong, S Shen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge about the own pose is key for all mobile robot applications. Thus pose
estimation is part of the core functionalities of mobile robots. Over the last two decades …

Autonomous aerial robotics for package delivery: A technical review

J Saunders, S Saeedi, W Li - Journal of Field Robotics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained significant interest in the last decade.
More specifically these vehicles have the capacity to impact package delivery logistics in a …

Crack assessment using multi-sensor fusion simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) and image super-resolution for bridge inspection

CQ Feng, BL Li, YF Liu, F Zhang, Y Yue… - Automation in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The inspection of bridges is increasingly dependent on advanced equipment and algorithms
like digital cameras and SfM (Structure from Motion). However, many existing SfM-based …

Deep learning-enabled fusion to bridge GPS outages for INS/GPS integrated navigation

Y Liu, Q Luo, Y Zhou - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The low cost inertial navigation system (INS) suffers from bias and measurement noise,
which would result in poor navigation accuracy during global positioning system (GPS) …

EKF-LOAM: An adaptive fusion of LiDAR SLAM with wheel odometry and inertial data for confined spaces with few geometric features

GPC Júnior, AMC Rezende… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A precise localization system and a map that properly represents the environment are
fundamental for several robotic applications. Traditional LiDAR SLAM algorithms are …