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This paper proposes a novel inertial-aided localization approach by fusing information from multiple inertial measurement units (IMUs) and exteroceptive sensors. IMU is a low-cost motion sensor which provides measurements on angular…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-01-20 Ming Zhang , Yiming Chen , Xiangyu Xu , Mingyang Li

A reliable pose estimator robust to environmental disturbances is desirable for mobile robots. To this end, inertial measurement units (IMUs) play an important role because they can perceive the full motion state of the vehicle…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-30 Yibin Wu , Jian Kuang , Xiaoji Niu , Jens Behley , Lasse Klingbeil , Heiner Kuhlmann

In this paper, we investigate the problem of UAV-aided user localization in wireless networks. Unlike the existing works, we do not assume perfect knowledge of the UAV location, hence we not only need to localize the users but also to track…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-25 Omid Esrafilian , Rajeev Gangula , David Gesbert

This paper presents a novel tightly-coupled monocular visual-inertial Simultaneous Localization and Mapping algorithm, which provides accurate and robust localization within the globally consistent map in real time on a standard CPU. This…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-24 Meixiang Quan , Songhao Piao , Minglang Tan , Shi-Sheng Huang

In this paper, we investigate the problem of estimating the 4-DOF (three-dimensional position and orientation) robot-robot relative frame transformation using odometers and distance measurements between robots. Firstly, we apply a two-step…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-22 Yuan Fu , Zheng Zhang , Guangyang Zeng , Chun Liu , Junfeng Wu , Xiaoqiang Ren

Ultra Wideband (UWB) is widely used to mitigate drift in visual-inertial odometry (VIO) systems. Consistency is crucial for ensuring the estimation accuracy of a UWBaided VIO system. An inconsistent estimator can degrade localization…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-15 Yizhi Zhou , Ziwei Kang , Jiawei Xia , Xuan Wang

We present a method for determining the unknown location of a sensor placed in a known 2D environment in the presence of unknown dynamic obstacles, using only few distance measurements. We present guarantees on the quality of the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-20 Michael M. Bilevich , Shahar Guini , Dan Halperin

The availability of a robust map-based localization system is essential for the operation of many autonomously navigating vehicles. Since uncertainty is an inevitable part of perception, it is beneficial for the robustness of the robot to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-21 Kshitij Sirohi , Daniel Büscher , Wolfram Burgard

This demonstration presents U-Parking, a distributed Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-assisted autonomous parking system. By integrating Large Language Models (LLMs)-assisted planning with robust fusion localization and trajectory tracking, it enables…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Yiang Wu , Qiong Wu , Pingyi Fan , Kezhi Wang , Wen Chen , Guoqiang Mao , Khaled B. Letaief

In this paper, a comprehensive survey of the pioneer as well as the state of-the-art localization and tracking methods in the wireless sensor networks is presented. Localization is mostly applicable for the static sensor nodes, whereas,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-01-10 Sudhir Kumar , Rajesh M. Hegde

In this paper, we develop a system for the low-cost indoor localization and tracking problem using radio signal strength indicator, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), and magnetometer sensors. We develop a novel and simplified probabilistic…

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) in large-scale, complex, and GPS-denied underground coal mine environments presents significant challenges. Sensors must contend with abnormal operating conditions: GPS unavailability impedes…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Kun Hu , Menggang Li , Zhiwen Jin , Chaoquan Tang , Eryi Hu , Gongbo Zhou

In recent years, the mobile robot has been the concern of numerous researcher since they are widely applied in various fields of daily life. This paper applies a virtual robot operating system (ROS) platform to develop a localization system…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-14 Anh-Tu Nguyen , Cong-Thanh Vu

Ultra-wideband (UWB) is the state-of-the-art and most popular technology for wireless localization. Nevertheless, precise ranging and localization in non-line-of-sight (NLoS) conditions is still an open research topic. Indeed, multipath…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-05-06 Simone Angarano , Vittorio Mazzia , Francesco Salvetti , Giovanni Fantin , Marcello Chiaberge

Ultra-wideband (UWB) localization delivers centimeter-scale accuracy but is vulnerable to jamming attacks, creating security risks for asset tracking and intrusion detection in smart buildings. Although machine learning (ML) and deep…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Hamed Fard , Mahsa Kholghi , Benedikt Groß , Gerhard Wunder

More and more consumer devices implement the IEEE Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) standard to perform distance measurements for sensitive tasks such as keyless entry and startup of modern cars, to find lost items using coin-sized trackers, and for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-03-21 Alexander Heinrich , Sören Krollmann , Florentin Putz , Matthias Hollick

Despite the number of works published in recent years, vehicle localization remains an open, challenging problem. While map-based localization and SLAM algorithms are getting better and better, they remain a single point of failure in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-21 Luca Mozzarelli , Luca Cattaneo , Matteo Corno , Sergio Matteo Savaresi

Accurate motion capture of aerial robots in 3-D is a key enabler for autonomous operation in indoor environments such as warehouses or factories, as well as driving forward research in these areas. The most commonly used solutions at…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-11-16 Peijun Zhao , Chris Xiaoxuan Lu , Bing Wang , Niki Trigoni , Andrew Markham

Global localisation from visual data is a challenging problem applicable to many robotics domains. Prior works have shown that neural networks can be trained to map images of an environment to absolute camera pose within that environment,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-03 Christopher J. Holder , Muhammad Shafique

Systems for relative localization in multi-robot systems based on ultra-wideband (UWB) ranging have recently emerged as robust solutions for GNSS-denied environments. Scalability remains one of the key challenges, particularly in ad-hoc…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-08-30 Paola Torrico Morón , Salma Salimi , Jorge Peña Queralta , Tomi Westerlund