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This paper presents a hybrid real-time camera pose estimation framework with a novel partitioning scheme and introduces motion averaging to monocular Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) systems. Breaking through the limitations of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-11-04 Xinyi Li , Haibin Ling

Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) approaches for mobile robots remains challenging in forest or arboreal fruit farming environments, where tree canopies obstruct Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) signals. Unlike indoor…

Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (vSLAM) has achieved great progress in the computer vision and robotics communities, and has been successfully used in many fields such as autonomous robot navigation and AR/VR. However, vSLAM…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-19 Kaiqi Chen , Junhao Xiao , Jialing Liu , Qiyi Tong , Heng Zhang , Ruyu Liu , Jianhua Zhang , Arash Ajoudani , Shengyong Chen

Visual-inertial simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is a key module of robotics and low-speed autonomous vehicles, which is usually limited by the high computation burden for practical applications. To this end, an innovative…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-28 Bingxiang Kang , Jie Zou , Guofa Li , Pengwei Zhang , Jie Zeng , Kan Wang , Jie Li

We present a dense simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) method that uses 3D Gaussians as a scene representation. Our approach enables interactive-time reconstruction and photo-realistic rendering from real-world single-camera RGBD…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Vladimir Yugay , Yue Li , Theo Gevers , Martin R. Oswald

Nonlinear Kalman Filters are powerful and widely-used techniques when trying to estimate the hidden state of a stochastic nonlinear dynamic system. In this paper, we extend the Smart Sampling Kalman Filter (S2KF) with a new point symmetric…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2015-06-11 Jannik Steinbring , Martin Pander , Uwe D. Hanebeck

Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) in slowly varying scenes is important for long-term robot task completion. Failing to detect scene changes may lead to inaccurate maps and, ultimately, lost robots. Classical SLAM algorithms…

Ill-posed inverse problems are ubiquitous in applications. Under- standing of algorithms for their solution has been greatly enhanced by a deep understanding of the linear inverse problem. In the applied communities ensemble-based filtering…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2015-12-08 Marco A. Iglesias , Kui Lin , Shuai Lu , Andrew M. Stuart

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is one of the most essential techniques in many real-world robotic applications. The assumption of static environments is common in most SLAM algorithms, which however, is not the case for most…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-05-17 Han Wang , Jing Ying Ko , Lihua Xie

Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (VSLAM) research faces significant challenges due to fragmented toolchains, complex system configurations, and inconsistent evaluation methodologies. To address these issues, we present…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Alejandro Fontan , Tobias Fischer , Javier Civera , Michael Milford

With advances in image processing and machine learning, it is now feasible to incorporate semantic information into the problem of simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM). Previously, SLAM was carried out using lower level geometric…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-02-28 Elad Michael , Tyler Summers , Tony A. Wood , Chris Manzie , Iman Shames

Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) systems with novel view synthesis capabilities are widely used in computer vision, with applications in augmented reality, robotics, and autonomous driving. However, existing approaches are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-27 Vladimir Yugay , Theo Gevers , Martin R. Oswald

We address automotive odometry for low-speed driving and parking, where centimeter-level accuracy is required due to tight spaces and nearby obstacles. Traditional methods using inertial-measurement units and wheel encoders require…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-05 Luis Diener , Jens Kalkkuhl , Markus Enzweiler

Research trends in SLAM systems are now focusing more on multi-sensor fusion to handle challenging and degenerative environments. However, most existing multi-sensor fusion SLAM methods mainly use all of the data from a range of sensors, a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Jie Xu , Guanyu Huang , Wenlu Yu , Xuanxuan Zhang , Lijun Zhao , Ruifeng Li , Shenghai Yuan , Lihua Xie

Precise and real-time rail vehicle localization as well as railway environment monitoring is crucial for railroad safety. In this letter, we propose a multi-LiDAR based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) system for railway…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-12-28 Yusheng Wang , Weiwei Song , Yidong Lou , Fei Huang , Zhiyong Tu , Shimin Zhang

This paper proposes a radio simultaneous location and mapping (radio-SLAM) scheme based on sparse multipath channel estimation. By leveraging sparse channel estimation schemes at millimeter wave bands, namely high resolution estimates of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-12-29 Felipe Gómez-Cuba , Gonzalo Feijoo-Rodríguez , Nuria González-Prelcic

In this paper, we present an efficient visual SLAM system designed to tackle both short-term and long-term illumination challenges. Our system adopts a hybrid approach that combines deep learning techniques for feature detection and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-28 Kuan Xu , Yuefan Hao , Shenghai Yuan , Chen Wang , Lihua Xie

Inferring the posterior distribution in SLAM is critical for evaluating the uncertainty in localization and mapping, as well as supporting subsequent planning tasks aiming to reduce uncertainty for safe navigation. However, real-time full…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-11 Qiangqiang Huang , John J. Leonard

In this paper, we propose a highly accurate continuous-time trajectory estimation framework dedicated to SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) applications, which enables fuse high-frequency and asynchronous sensor data effectively.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-13 Jiajun Lv , Kewei Hu , Jinhong Xu , Yong Liu , Xiushui Ma , Xingxing Zuo

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) systems are fundamental building blocks for any autonomous robot navigating in unknown environments. The SLAM implementation heavily depends on the sensor modality employed on the mobile…