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Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is one of the key robotics tasks as it tackles simultaneous mapping of the unknown environment defined by multiple landmark positions and localization of the unknown pose (i.e., attitude and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-12 Hashim A. Hashim

Reliable simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithms are necessary for safety-critical autonomous navigation. In the communication-constrained multi-agent setting, navigation systems increasingly use point-to-point range sensors…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-15 Alexander Thoms , Alan Papalia , Jared Velasquez , David M. Rosen , Sriram Narasimhan

In this paper, we present a multipath-based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithm that continuously adapts mulitiple map feature (MF) models describing specularly reflected multipath components (MPCs) from flat surfaces and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-18 Xuhong Li , Xuesong Cai , Erik Leitinger , Fredrik Tufvesson

In this work we consider a generalization of the well-known multivehicle routing problem: given a network, a set of agents occupying a subset of its nodes, and a set of tasks, we seek a minimum cost sequence of movements subject to the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-02-27 Jamison W. Weber , Dhanush R. Giriyan , Devendra R. Parkar , Dimitri P. Bertsekas , Andréa W. Richa

The efficiency and accuracy of mapping are crucial in a large scene and long-term AR applications. Multi-agent cooperative SLAM is the precondition of multi-user AR interaction. The cooperation of multiple smart phones has the potential to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-06-24 Jialing Liu , Ruyu Liu , Kaiqi Chen , Jianhua Zhang , Dongyan Guo

One of the most essential prerequisites behind a successful task execution of a team of agents is to accurately estimate and track their poses. We consider a cooperative multi-agent positioning problem where each agent performs single-agent…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-03-18 Milutin Pajovic , Vikrant Shah , Philip V. Orlik

In this paper, we study the three-dimensional (3D) simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) problem in complex outdoor and indoor environments based only on millimeter-wave (mmWave) wireless communication signals. Firstly, we propose a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-07 Zhiyu Mou , Feifei Gao

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) cloud radio access networks (CRANs) provide new opportunities for accurate cooperative localization, in which large bandwidths, large antenna arrays, and increased densities of base stations allow for their…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-08-13 Jie Yang , Shi Jin , Chao-Kai Wen , Jiajia Guo , Michail Matthaiou

This paper suggests a 2D exploration strategy for a planar space cluttered with obstacles. Rather than using point robots capable of adjusting their position and altitude instantly, this research is tailored to classical agents with…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-21 Omar Mostafa , Nikolaos Evangeliou , Anthony Tzes

Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) is a task to estimate the robot location and to reconstruct the environment based on observation from sensors such as LIght Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) and camera. It is widely used in robotic…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-18 Han Wang , Chen Wang , Lihua Xie

Collaborative Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (CSLAM) is critical to enable multiple robots to operate in complex environments. Most CSLAM techniques rely on raw sensor measurement or low-level features such as keyframe descriptors,…

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

Graph-SLAM is a well-established algorithm for constructing a topological map of the environment while simultaneously attempting the localisation of the robot. It relies on scan matching algorithms to align noisy observations along robot's…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-01-20 Giorgio Iavicoli , Claudio Zito

Multipath-based simultaneous localization and mapping (MP-SLAM) is a promising approach in wireless networks to jointly obtain position information of transmitters/receivers and information of the propagation environment. MP-SLAM models…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-27 Anna Masiero , Alexander Venus , Erik Leitinger

Localization within a known environment is a crucial capability for mobile robots. Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is a prominent solution to this problem. SLAM is a framework that consists of a diverse set of computational…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-16 Jussi Kalliola , Lauri Suomela , Sergio Moreschini , David Hästbacka

We present a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithm that is based on radio signals and the association of specular multipath components (MPCs) with geometric features. Especially in indoor scenarios, robust localization from…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-08-30 Erik Leitinger , Florian Meyer , Franz Hlawatsch , Klaus Witrisal , Fredrik Tufvesson , Moe Z. Win

3D Gaussian splatting has emerged as an expressive scene representation for RGB-D visual SLAM, but its application to large-scale, multi-agent outdoor environments remains unexplored. Multi-agent Gaussian SLAM is a promising approach to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Annika Thomas , Aneesa Sonawalla , Alex Rose , Jonathan P. How

In this paper, we present a multi-agent framework for real-time large-scale 3D reconstruction applications. In SLAM, researchers usually build and update a 3D map after applying non-linear pose graph optimization techniques. Moreover, many…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-09-30 M Usman Maqbool Bhutta , Manohar Kuse , Rui Fan , Yanan Liu , Ming Liu

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) technology enables the construction of environmental maps and localization, serving as a key technique for indoor autonomous navigation of mobile robots. Traditional SLAM methods typically…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-17 Jiantao Feng , Xinde Li , HyunCheol Park , Juan Liu , Zhentong Zhang

Recent work has shown impressive localization performance using only images of ground textures taken with a downward facing monocular camera. This provides a reliable navigation method that is robust to feature sparse environments and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-13 Kyle M. Hart , Brendan Englot , Ryan P. O'Shea , John D. Kelly , David Martinez