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Improving Localisation Accuracy using Submaps in warehouses
Örebro University, School of Science and Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2504-2488
Örebro University, School of Science and Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3788-499X
Örebro University, School of Science and Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2953-1564
2018 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

This paper presents a method for localisation in hybrid metric-topological maps built using only local information that is, only measurements that were captured by the robot when it was in a nearby location. The motivation is that observations are typically range and viewpoint dependent and that a map a discrete map representation might not be able to explain the full structure within a voxel. The localisation system uses a method to select submap based on how frequently and where from each submap was updated. This allow the system to select the most descriptive submap, thereby improving the localisation and increasing performance by up to 40%.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2018.
National Category
Robotics
Research subject
Computer Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-71844OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-71844DiVA, id: diva2:1282987
Conference
IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Workshop on Robotics for Logistics in Warehouses and Environments Shared with Humans, Madrid, Spain, October 5, 2018
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IliadAvailable from: 2019-01-28 Created: 2019-01-28 Last updated: 2024-01-02Bibliographically approved
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1. Robust large-scale mapping and localization: Combining robust sensing and introspection
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2023 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The presence of autonomous systems is rapidly increasing in society and industry. To achieve successful, efficient, and safe deployment of autonomous systems, they must be navigated by means of highly robust localization systems. Additionally, these systems need to localize accurately and efficiently in realtime under adverse environmental conditions, and within considerably diverse and new previously unseen environments.

This thesis focuses on investigating methods to achieve robust large-scale localization and mapping, incorporating robustness at multiple stages. Specifically, the research explores methods with sensory robustness, utilizing radar, which exhibits tolerance to harsh weather, dust, and variations in lighting conditions. Furthermore, the thesis presents methods with algorithmic robustness, which prevent failures by incorporating introspective awareness of localization quality. This thesis aims to answer the following research questions:

How can radar data be efficiently filtered and represented for robust radar odometry? How can accurate and robust odometry be achieved with radar? How can localization quality be assessed and leveraged for robust detection of localization failures? How can self-awareness of localization quality be utilized to enhance the robustness of a localization system?

While addressing these research questions, this thesis makes the following contributions to large-scale localization and mapping: A method for robust and efficient radar processing and state-of-the-art odometry estimation, and a method for self-assessment of localization quality and failure detection in lidar and radar localization. Self-assessment of localization quality is integrated into robust systems for large-scale Simultaneous Localization And Mapping, and rapid global localization in prior maps. These systems leverage self-assessment of localization quality to improve performance and prevent failures in loop closure and global localization, and consequently achieve safe robot localization.

The methods presented in this thesis were evaluated through comparative assessments of public benchmarks and real-world data collected from various industrial scenarios. These evaluations serve to validate the effectiveness and reliability of the proposed approaches. As a result, this research represents a significant advancement toward achieving highly robust localization capabilities with broad applicability.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Örebro: Örebro University, 2023. p. 72
Series
Örebro Studies in Technology, ISSN 1650-8580 ; 100
Keywords
SLAM, Localization, Robustness, Radar
National Category
Computer Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-107548 (URN)9789175295244 (ISBN)
Public defence
2023-10-31, Örebro universitet, Långhuset, Hörsal L2, Fakultetsgatan 1, Örebro, 13:00 (English)
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Available from: 2023-08-15 Created: 2023-08-15 Last updated: 2024-01-19Bibliographically approved

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