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Global localization is essential for robots to perform further tasks like navigation. In this paper, we propose a new framework to perform global localization based on a filter-based visual-inertial odometry framework MSCKF. To reduce the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-23 Zhuqing Zhang , Yanmei Jiao , Shoudong Huang , Yue Wang , Rong Xiong

High-precision navigation and positioning systems are critical for applications in autonomous vehicles and mobile mapping, where robust and continuous localization is essential. To test and enhance the performance of algorithms, some…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-01 Feng Zhu , Zihang Zhang , Kangcheng Teng , Abduhelil Yakup , Xiaohong Zhang

LiDAR-to-OpenStreetMap (OSM) localization has gained increasing attention, as OSM provides lightweight global priors such as building footprints. These priors enhance global consistency for robot navigation, but OSM is often incomplete or…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-16 Jianping Li , Kaisong Zhu , Zhongyuan Liu , Rui Jin , Xinhang Xu , Pengfei Wan , Lihua Xie

Understanding complex scenarios from in-vehicle cameras is essential for safely operating autonomous driving systems in densely populated areas. Among these, intersection areas are one of the most critical as they concentrate a considerable…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-11-25 Augusto Luis Ballardini , Álvaro Hernández , Miguel Ángel Sotelo

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a community-based, freely available, editable map service that was created as an alternative to authoritative ones. Given that it is edited mainly by volunteers with different mapping skills, the completeness and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-07-14 John Vargas , Shivangi Srivastava , Devis Tuia , Alexandre Falcao

Global localization is essential for autonomous robotics, especially in indoor environments where the GPS signal is denied. We propose a novel WiFi-based localization framework that leverages ubiquitous wireless infrastructure and the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-15 Xu Ma , Jiajie Zhang , Fujing Xie , Sören Schwertfeger

Global localization in 3D point clouds is a challenging problem of estimating the pose of vehicles without any prior knowledge. In this paper, a solution to this problem is presented by achieving place recognition and metric pose estimation…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-29 Huan Yin , Li Tang , Xiaqing Ding , Yue Wang , Rong Xiong

Accurate and robust global localization is essential to robotics applications. We propose a novel global localization method that employs the map traversability as a hidden observation. The resulting map-corrected odometry localization is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-10-02 Cheng Peng , David Weikersdorfer

Accurate visual localization in dense urban environments poses a fundamental task in photogrammetry, geospatial information science, and robotics. While imagery is a low-cost and widely accessible sensing modality, its effectiveness on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-10 Yandi Yang , Jianping Li , Youqi Liao , Yuhao Li , Yizhe Zhang , Zhen Dong , Bisheng Yang , Naser El-Sheimy

Accurate online map matching is fundamental to vehicle navigation and the activation of intelligent driving functions. Current online map matching methods are prone to errors in complex road networks, especially in multilevel road area. To…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Xin Bi , Zhichao Li , Yuxuan Xia , Panpan Tong , Lijuan Zhang , Yang Chen , Junsheng Fu

Natural language provides an intuitive way to express spatial intent in geospatial applications. While existing localization methods often rely on dense point cloud maps or high-resolution imagery, OpenStreetMap (OSM) offers a compact and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Youqi Liao , Shuhao Kang , Jingyu Xu , Olaf Wysocki , Yan Xia , Jianping Li , Zhen Dong , Bisheng Yang , Xieyuanli Chen

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a vital resource for investigative journalists doing geolocation verification. However, existing tools to query OSM data such as Overpass Turbo require familiarity with complex query languages, creating barriers for…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-06-17 Lynn Khellaf , Ipek Baris Schlicht , Tilman Mirass , Julia Bayer , Tilman Wagner , Ruben Bouwmeester

Road surface classification (RSC) is a key enabler for environment-aware predictive maintenance systems. However, existing RSC techniques often fail to generalize beyond narrow operational conditions due to limited sensing modalities and…

The heterogeneity of Point of Interest (POI) taxonomies is a persistent challenge for the integration of urban datasets and the development of location-based services. OpenStreetMap (OSM) adopts a flexible, community-driven tagging system,…

Four-wheel Independent Steering (4WIS) vehicles have attracted increasing attention for their superior maneuverability. Human drivers typically choose to cross or drive over the low-profile obstacles (e.g., plastic bags) to efficiently…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Jingjia Teng , Yang Li , Yougang Bian , Manjiang Hu , Yingbai Hu , Guofa Li , Jianqiang Wang

Accurate and robust localization remains a significant challenge for autonomous vehicles. The cost of sensors and limitations in local computational efficiency make it difficult to scale to large commercial applications. Traditional…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-07 Jixiang Wan , Xudong Zhang , Shuzhou Dong , Yuwei Zhang , Yuchen Yang , Ruoxi Wu , Ye Jiang , Jijunnan Li , Jinquan Lin , Ming Yang

Visual localization under large changes in scale is an important capability in many robotic mapping applications, such as localizing at low altitudes in maps built at high altitudes, or performing loop closure over long distances. Existing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-05-28 Andrew Holliday , Gregory Dudek

Reliable, drift-free global localization presents significant challenges yet remains crucial for autonomous navigation in large-scale dynamic environments. In this paper, we introduce a tightly-coupled Semantic-LiDAR-Inertial-Wheel Odometry…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-19 Haoxuan Jiang , Peicong Qian , Yusen Xie , Linwei Zheng , Xiaocong Li , Ming Liu , Jun Ma

Predicting risk map of traffic accidents is vital for accident prevention and early planning of emergency response. Here, the challenge lies in the multimodal nature of urban big data. We propose a compact neural ensemble model to alleviate…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-10 Wenshan Wang , Su Yang , Weishan Zhang

In this report we present the work performed in order to build a dataset for benchmarking vision-based localization at intersections, i.e., a set of stereo video sequences taken from a road vehicle that is approaching an intersection,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-06 Augusto L. Ballardini , Daniele Cattaneo , Domenico G. Sorrenti