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Localization in already mapped environments is a critical component in many robotics and automotive applications, where previously acquired information can be exploited along with sensor fusion to provide robust and accurate localization…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-10 Lorenzo Montano-Oliván , Julio A. Placed , Luis Montano , María T. Lázaro

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are poised to revolutionize the transportation industry by enhancing traffic efficiency and road safety. However, achieving optimal vehicular autonomy demands an uninterrupted and precise positioning solution,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-19 Sharief Saleh , Qamar Bader , Malek Karaim , Mohamed Elhabiby , Aboelmagd Noureldin

The use of infrastructure sensor technology for traffic detection has already been proven several times. However, extrinsic sensor calibration is still a challenge for the operator. While previous approaches are unable to calibrate the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-08-04 Laurent Kloeker , Christian Kotulla , Lutz Eckstein

Accurate and robust vehicle localization in highly urbanized areas is challenging. Sensors are often corrupted in those complicated and large-scale environments. This paper introduces GNSS-FGO, an online and global trajectory estimator that…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Haoming Zhang , Chih-Chun Chen , Heike Vallery , Timothy D. Barfoot

- Both Lidars and Radars are sensors for obstacle detection. While Lidars are very accurate on obstacles positions and less accurate on their velocities, Radars are more precise on obstacles velocities and less precise on their positions.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-02 Hatem Hajri , Mohamed-Cherif Rahal

In autonomous robotic systems, precise localization is a prerequisite for safe navigation. However, in complex urban environments, GNSS positioning often suffers from signal occlusion and multipath effects, leading to unreliable absolute…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Haitao Lu , Haijier Chen , Haoze Liu , Shoujian Zhang , Bo Xu , Ziao Liu

Robust localization in dense urban scenarios using a low-cost sensor setup and sparse HD maps is highly relevant for the current advances in autonomous driving, but remains a challenging topic in research. We present a novel monocular…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-10-22 Kürsat Petek , Kshitij Sirohi , Daniel Büscher , Wolfram Burgard

To address the need for high-precision localization of climbing robots in complex high-altitude environments, this paper proposes a multi-sensor fusion system that overcomes the limitations of single-sensor approaches. Firstly, the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-27 Shuning Zhang , Zhanchen Zhu , Xiangyu Chen , Yunheng Wang , Xu Jiang , Peibo Duan , Renjing Xu

Global navigation satellite systems readily provide accurate position information when localizing a robot outdoors. However, an analogous standard solution does not exist yet for mobile robots operating indoors. This paper presents an…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Xibo Li , Shruti Patel , David Stronzek-Pfeifer , Christof Büskens

Accurate vehicle localization is a crucial step towards building effective Vehicle-to-Vehicle networks and automotive applications. Yet standard grade GPS data, such as that provided by mobile phones, is often noisy and exhibits significant…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-05-10 Eli Brosh , Matan Friedmann , Ilan Kadar , Lev Yitzhak Lavy , Elad Levi , Shmuel Rippa , Yair Lempert , Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz , Roei Herzig , Trevor Darrell

We introduce Ground-Fusion, a low-cost sensor fusion simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) system for ground vehicles. Our system features efficient initialization, effective sensor anomaly detection and handling, real-time dense…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-23 Jie Yin , Ang Li , Wei Xi , Wenxian Yu , Danping Zou

Visual localization is a fundamental task that regresses the 6 Degree Of Freedom (6DoF) poses with image features in order to serve the high precision localization requests in many robotics applications. Degenerate conditions like motion…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-19 Yuchen Yang , Xudong Zhang , Shuang Gao , Jixiang Wan , Yishan Ping , Yuyue Liu , Jijunnan Li , Yandong Guo

This paper presents a multi-sensor fusion strategy for a novel road-matching method designed to support real-time navigational features within advanced driving-assistance systems. Managing multihypotheses is a useful strategy for the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2007-09-10 Cherif Smaili , Maan El Badaoui El Najjar , François Charpillet

The contribution describes a pedestrian navigation approach designed to improve localization accuracy in urban environments where GNSS performance is degraded, a problem that is especially critical for blind or low-vision users who depend…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-02 Shahar Dubiner , Peng Ren , Roberto Manduchi

In this paper we propose a real-time, calibration-agnostic and effective localization system for self-driving cars. Our method learns to embed the online LiDAR sweeps and intensity map into a joint deep embedding space. Localization is then…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-12-22 Ioan Andrei Bârsan , Shenlong Wang , Andrei Pokrovsky , Raquel Urtasun

Vehicle location prediction or vehicle tracking is a significant topic within connected vehicles. This task, however, is difficult if only a single modal data is available, probably causing bias and impeding the accuracy. With the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-08 Yue Zhang , Bin Song , Xiaojiang Du , Mohsen Guizani

Precise, consistent, and reliable positioning is crucial for a multitude of uses. In order to achieve high precision global positioning services, multi-sensor fusion techniques, such as the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)/Inertial…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-06 Bo Xu , Shoujian Zhang , Jingrong Wang , Jiancheng Li

Accurate localization is crucial for effectively operating mobile robots in indoor environments. This paper presents a comprehensive approach to mobile robot localization by integrating an ultrasound-based indoor positioning system (IPS)…

In this paper, we present a parallel architecture for a sensor fusion detection system that combines a camera and 1D light detection and ranging (lidar) sensor for object detection. The system contains two object detection methods, one…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-01-25 I-Hsi Kao , Ya-Zhu Yian , Jian-An Su , Yi-Horng Lai , Jau-Woei Perng , Tung-Li Hsieh , Yi-Shueh Tsai , Min-Shiu Hsieh

Despite significant progress in autonomous navigation, a critical gap remains in ensuring reliable localization in hazardous environments such as tunnels, urban disaster zones, and underground structures. Tunnels present a uniquely…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-07 Lukas Schichler , Karin Festl , Selim Solmaz , Daniel Watzenig