Certifiably correct range-aided SLAM

A Papalia, A Fishberg, BW O'Neill… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the first algorithm to efficiently compute certifiably optimal solutions to range-
aided simultaneous localization and mapping (RA-SLAM) problems. Robotic navigation …

Optimal initialization strategies for range-only trajectory estimation

A Goudar, F Dümbgen, TD Barfoot… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Range-only (RO) pose estimation involves determining a robot's pose over time by
measuring the distance between multiple devices on the robot, known as tags, and devices …

Certifiably optimal rotation and pose estimation based on the Cayley map

TD Barfoot, C Holmes… - The International Journal …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
We present novel, convex relaxations for rotation and pose estimation problems that can a
posteriori guarantee global optimality for practical measurement noise levels. Some such …

Multi-robot relative pose estimation in se (2) with observability analysis: A comparison of extended kalman filtering and robust pose graph optimization

G Shin, H Sim, S Nam, Y Kim, J Heo… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, we address challenges in multi-robot localization, with a particular focus on
cooperative localization and the observability analysis of relative pose estimation …

[PDF][PDF] Towards Optimal Beacon Placement for Range-Aided Localization

E Sequeira, H Saad, S Kelly… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - assets.pubpub.org
Range-based localization is ubiquitous: global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) power
mobile phone-based navigation, and autonomous mobile robots can use range …

Wall Localization in a Water Tank Using a Cooperative Source of Opportunity

D Kari, AC Singer - 2024 IEEE Conference on Computational …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Model-based underwater acoustic localization in confined spaces like water tanks typically
depend on the geometry. This paper investigates the problem of water tank wall localization …