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We present the Koopman-Inspired Learned Observations Extended Kalman Filter (KILO-EKF), which combines a standard EKF prediction step with a correction step based on a Koopman-inspired measurement model learned from data. By lifting…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-04 Zi Cong Guo , James R. Forbes , Timothy D. Barfoot

In this work we propose a tightly-coupled Extended Kalman Filter framework for IMU-only state estimation. Strap-down IMU measurements provide relative state estimates based on IMU kinematic motion model. However the integration of…

Odometry estimation using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and an inertial measurement unit (IMU), known as LiDAR-inertial odometry (LIO), often suffers from performance degradation in degenerate environments, such as long corridors or…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Seongjun Kim , Daehan Lee , Junwoo Hong , Sanghyun Park , Hyunyoung Jo , Soohee Han

The multi-state constraint Kalman filter (MSCKF) has been proven to be more efficient than graph optimization for visual-based odometry while with similar accuracy. However, it has not been adequately considered and studied for LiDAR-based…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-02 Tisheng Zhang , Man Yuan , Linfu Wei , Hailiang Tang , Xiaoji Niu

Existing LiDAR-Inertial Odometry (LIO) methods typically utilize the prior trajectory derived from the IMU integration to compensate for the motion distortion within LiDAR frames. However, discrepancies between the prior and true trajectory…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Tianxiang Zhang , Xuanxuan Zhang , Wenlei Fan , Xin Xia , Huai Yu , Lin Wang , You Li

This paper presents a lightweight LiDAR-inertial-visual odometry system optimized for resource-constrained platforms. It integrates a degeneration-aware adaptive visual frame selector into error-state iterated Kalman filter (ESIKF) with…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-24 Bingyang Zhou , Chunran Zheng , Ziming Wang , Fangcheng Zhu , Yixi Cai , Fu Zhang

This paper presents a dual stage EKF (Extended Kalman Filter)-based algorithm for the real-time and robust stereo VIO (visual inertial odometry). The first stage of this EKF-based algorithm performs the fusion of accelerometer and gyroscope…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-05-03 Xiaogang Xiong , Wenqing Chen , Zhichao Liu , Qiang Shen

This paper presents Elevator-LIO, a LiDAR-inertial odometry framework designed to achieve continuous robot localization during elevator travel, thereby supporting cross-floor robotic tasks. To address the state-estimation problem in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Yifan Zhang , Yudong Huang , Yuchong Zhang , Changze Li , Haoran Liu , Ming Yang , Tong Qin

The emerging Internet of Things (IoT) applications, such as driverless cars, have a growing demand for high-precision positioning and navigation. Nowadays, LiDAR inertial odometry becomes increasingly prevalent in robotics and autonomous…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-10 Chengwei Zhao , Kun Hu , Jie Xu , Lijun Zhao , Baiwen Han , Kaidi Wu , Maoshan Tian , Shenghai Yuan

This paper presents FAST-LIO2: a fast, robust, and versatile LiDAR-inertial odometry framework. Building on a highly efficient tightly-coupled iterated Kalman filter, FAST-LIO2 has two key novelties that allow fast, robust, and accurate…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-07-15 Wei Xu , Yixi Cai , Dongjiao He , Jiarong Lin , Fu Zhang

LiDAR-Inertial Odometry (LIO) is a foundational technique for autonomous systems, yet its deployment on resource-constrained platforms remains challenging due to computational and memory limitations. We propose Super-LIO, a robust LIO…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Liansheng Wang , Xinke Zhang , Chenhui Li , Dongjiao He , Yihan Pan , Jianjun Yi

To achieve robust and accurate state estimation for robot navigation, we propose a novel Visual Inertial Odometry(VIO) algorithm with line features upon the theory of invariant Kalman filtering and Cubature Kalman Filter (CKF). In contrast…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-12-30 Deli Yan , Chunhui Wu , Weiming Wang , Yu Song , Shaohua Li

Autonomous robotic systems heavily rely on environment knowledge to safely navigate. For search & rescue, a flying robot requires robust real-time perception, enabled by complementary sensors. IMU data constrains acceleration and rotation,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-19 Jan Quenzel , Sven Behnke

This paper introduces a large-scale, high-precision LiDAR-Inertial Odometry (LIO) dataset, aiming to address the insufficient validation of LIO systems in complex real-world scenarios in existing research. The dataset covers four diverse…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Xiaofeng Jin , Ningbo Bu , Shijie Wang , Jianfei Ge , Jiangjian Xiao , Matteo Matteucci

Implementing dynamic locomotion behaviors on legged robots requires a high-quality state estimation module. Especially when the motion includes flight phases, state-of-the-art approaches fail to produce reliable estimation of the robot…

Radar-based odometry is a popular solution for ego-motion estimation in conditions where other exteroceptive sensors may degrade, whether due to poor lighting or challenging weather conditions; however, scanning radars have the downside of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Nader J. Abu-Alrub , Nathir A. Rawashdeh

In this paper, we propose an Invariant Extended Kalman Filter (IEKF) based Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO) using multiple features in man-made environments. Conventional EKF-based VIO usually suffers from system inconsistency and angular…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-11-09 Tong Hua , Tao Li , Liang Pang , Guoqing Liu , Wencheng Xuanyuan , Chang Shu , Ling Pei

Visual Inertial Odometry (VIO) is of great interest due the ubiquity of devices equipped with both a monocular camera and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). Methods based on the extended Kalman Filter remain popular in VIO due to their low…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-04-09 Pieter van Goor , Robert Mahony

LiDAR-inertial odometry (LIO) plays a vital role in achieving accurate localization and mapping, especially in complex environments. However, the presence of LiDAR feature degeneracy poses a major challenge to reliable state estimation. To…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-21 Guodong Yao , Hao Wang , Qing Chang

This paper proposes FAST-LIVO2: a fast, direct LiDAR-inertial-visual odometry framework to achieve accurate and robust state estimation in SLAM tasks and provide great potential in real-time, onboard robotic applications. FAST-LIVO2 fuses…