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Modern robotic systems are required to operate in challenging environments, which demand reliable localization under challenging conditions. LiDAR-based localization methods, such as the Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm, can suffer…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-20 Turcan Tuna , Julian Nubert , Yoshua Nava , Shehryar Khattak , Marco Hutter

The Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm is a crucial component of LiDAR-based SLAM algorithms. However, its performance can be negatively affected in unstructured environments that lack features and geometric structures, leading to low…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Haosong Yue , Qingyuan Xu , Fei Chen , Jia Pan , Weihai Chen

LiDAR-based localization and SLAM often rely on iterative matching algorithms, particularly the Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm, to align sensor data with pre-existing maps or previous scans. However, ICP is prone to errors in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-24 Minoo Dolatabadi , Fardin Ayar , Ehsan Javanmardi , Manabu Tsukada , Mahdi Javanmardi

A new 3D localization and mapping techinque with terrain inclination assistance is proposed in this paper to allow a robot to identify its location and build a global map in an outdoor environment. The Iterative Closest Points (ICP)…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-05-09 Xiaorui Zhu , Chunxin Qiu , Mark A. Minor

Localization, or position fixing, is an important problem in robotics research. In this paper, we propose a novel approach for long-term localization in a changing environment using 3D LiDAR. We first create the map of a real environment…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-10-29 Yilong Zhu , Bohuan Xue , Linwei Zheng , Huaiyang Huang , Ming Liu , Rui Fan

Registration algorithms, such as Iterative Closest Point (ICP), have proven effective in mobile robot localization algorithms over the last decades. However, they are susceptible to failure when a robot sustains extreme velocities and…

One of the hardest challenges to face in the development of a non GPS-based localization system for autonomous vehicles is the changes of the environment. LiDAR-based systems typically try to match the last measurements obtained with a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-03-18 Salvador Dominguez , Gaëtan Garcia , Vincent Frémont , Arnaud Hamon

In this paper, we propose a way to model the resilience of the Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm in the presence of corrupted measurements. In the context of autonomous vehicles, certifying the safety of the localization process poses…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-03 Johann Laconte , Daniil Lisus , Timothy D. Barfoot

LiDAR odometry and localization has attracted increasing research interest in recent years. In the existing works, iterative closest point (ICP) is widely used since it is precise and efficient. Due to its non-convexity and its local…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-29 Yecheng Lyu , Xinming Huang , Ziming Zhang

The ICP registration algorithm has been a preferred method for LiDAR-based robot localization for nearly a decade. However, even in modern SLAM solutions, ICP can degrade and become unreliable in geometrically ill-conditioned environments.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Turcan Tuna , Julian Nubert , Patrick Pfreundschuh , Cesar Cadena , Shehryar Khattak , Marco Hutter

Lifelong indoor localization in a given map is the basis for navigation of autonomous mobile robots. In this letter, we address the problem of robust localization in cluttered indoor environments like office spaces and corridors using 3D…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-05 Fujing Xie , Sören Schwertfeger

LiDAR-based localization serves as a critical component in autonomous systems, yet existing approaches face persistent challenges in balancing repeatability, accuracy, and environmental adaptability. Traditional point cloud registration…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-01 Haoxuan Jiang , Peicong Qian , Yusen Xie , Xiaocong Li , Ming Liu , Jun Ma

Light detection and ranging (LiDAR)-based odometry has been widely utilized for pose estimation due to its use of high-accuracy range measurements and immunity to ambient light conditions. However, the performance of LiDAR odometry varies…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-11-21 Daehan Lee , Hyungtae Lim , Soohee Han

Long-term scene changes present challenges to localization systems using a pre-built map. This paper presents a LiDAR-based system that can provide robust localization against those challenges. Our method starts with activation of a mapping…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-09 Bin Peng , Hongle Xie , Weidong Chen

This paper considers the problem of estimating the covariance of roto-translations computed by the Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm. The problem is relevant for localization of mobile robots and vehicles equipped with depth-sensing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-03-18 Silvère Bonnabel , Martin Barczyk , François Goulette

Localization and Mapping is an essential component to enable Autonomous Vehicles navigation, and requires an accuracy exceeding that of commercial GPS-based systems. Current odometry and mapping algorithms are able to provide this accurate…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-10-09 Victor Vaquero , Kai Fischer , Francesc Moreno-Noguer , Alberto Sanfeliu , Stefan Milz

We present a method for localizing a single camera with respect to a point cloud map in indoor and outdoor scenes. The problem is challenging because correspondences of local invariant features are inconsistent across the domains between…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-06-08 Peng Yin , Lingyun Xu , Ji Zhang , Howie Choset , Sebastian Scherer

The success of re-localisation has crucial implications for the practical deployment of robots operating within a prior map or relative to one another in real-world scenarios. Using single-modality, place recognition and localisation can be…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-27 Milad Ramezani , Ethan Griffiths , Maryam Haghighat , Alex Pitt , Peyman Moghadam

Localization is a key challenge in many robotics applications. In this work we explore LIDAR-based global localization in both urban and natural environments and develop a method suitable for online application. Our approach leverages…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-01 Georgi Tinchev , Adrian Penate-Sanchez , Maurice Fallon

Point cloud registration is a fundamental problem in 3D scanning. In this paper, we address the frequent special case of registering terrestrial LiDAR scans (or, more generally, levelled point clouds). Many current solutions still rely on…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-12-03 Zhipeng Cai , Tat-Jun Chin , Alvaro Parra Bustos , Konrad Schindler
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