On the Consistency of Multi-Robot Cooperative Localization: A Transformation-Based Approach

IF 4.6 2区 计算机科学 Q2 ROBOTICS
Ning Hao;Fenghua He;Chungeng Tian;Yi Hou
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Abstract

This letter investigates the inconsistency problem caused by the mismatch of observability properties commonly found in multi-robot cooperative localization (CL) and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). To address this issue, we propose a transformation-based approach that introduces a linear time-varying transformation to ensure the transformed system possesses a state-independent unobservable subspace. Consequently, its observability properties remain unaffected by the linearization points. We establish the relationship between the unobservable subspaces of the original and transformed systems, guiding the design of the time-varying transformation. We then present a novel estimator based on this method, referred to as the Transformed EKF (T-EKF), which utilizes the transformed system for state estimation, thereby ensuring correct observability and thus consistency. The proposed approach has been extensively validated through both Monte Carlo simulations and real-world experiments, demonstrating better performance in terms of both accuracy and consistency compared to state-of-the-art methods.
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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Computer Science-Computer Science Applications
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9.60
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15.40%
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1428
期刊介绍: The scope of this journal is to publish peer-reviewed articles that provide a timely and concise account of innovative research ideas and application results, reporting significant theoretical findings and application case studies in areas of robotics and automation.
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