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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

Ultra-wideband (UWB) time difference of arrival (TDOA)-based localization has recently emerged as a promising indoor positioning solution. However, in cluttered environments, both the UWB radio positions and the obstacle-induced…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-04-12 Wenda Zhao , Abhishek Goudar , Angela P. Schoellig

Precise localization and tracking of moving non-collaborative persons and objects using a network of ultra-wideband (UWB) radar nodes has been shown to represent a practical and effective approach. In UWB radar sensor networks (RSNs),…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-03 B. Yan , A. Giorgetti , E. Paolini

To improve the localization precision of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a novel framework is established by jointly utilizing multiple measurements of received signal strength (RSS) from multiple base stations (BSs) and multiple points on…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-04 Yifan Li , Feng Shu , Baihua Shi , Xin Cheng , Yaoliang Song , Jiangzhou Wang

Driven by applications like Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs), driver-less cars, etc, localization solution has become an active research topic in the past decade. In recent years, Ultra Wideband (UWB) emerged as a promising technology because…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-07-31 Jiaxin Li , Yingcai Bi , Kun Li , Kangli Wang , Feng Lin , Ben M. Chen

Ultra-wideband (UWB)-vision fusion localization has achieved extensive applications in the domain of multi-agent relative localization. The challenging matching problem between robots and visual detection renders existing methods highly…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-12 Si Wang , Zhehan Li , Jiadong Lu , Rong Xiong , Yanjun Cao , Yue Wang

For autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) deployed in suburban neighborhoods and other human-centric environments the problem of localization remains a fundamental challenge. There are well established methods for localization with GPS, lidar,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-02 Andrew J. Kramer , Christoffer Heckman

This paper addresses the problem of active collaborative localization in heterogeneous robot teams with unknown data association. It involves positioning a small number of identical unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) at desired positions so…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-15 Igor Spasojevic , Xu Liu , Ankit Prabhu , Alejandro Ribeiro , George J. Pappas , Vijay Kumar

Radio-based localization systems conventionally require stationary reference points (e.g. anchors) with precisely surveyed positions, making deployment time-consuming and costly. This paper presents an empirical evaluation of collaborative…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-21 Paul Schwarzbach , Andrea Jung

Ultra-wideband (UWB) based positioning with fewer anchors has attracted significant research interest in recent years, especially under energy-constrained conditions. However, most existing methods rely on discrete-time representations and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Jian Sun , Wei Sun , Genwei Zhang , Kailun Yang , Song Li , Xiangqi Meng , Na Deng , Chongbin Tan

Accurate indoor localization is a crucial enabling technology for many robotics applications, from warehouse management to monitoring tasks. Ultra-wideband (UWB) time difference of arrival (TDOA)-based localization is a promising…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-03 Wenda Zhao , Jacopo Panerati , Angela P. Schoellig

This paper presents Range-SLAM, a real-time, lightweight SLAM system designed to address the challenges of localization and mapping in environments with smoke and other harsh conditions using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) signals. While optical…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Yi Liu , Zhuozhu Jian , Shengtao Zheng , Houde Liu , Xueqian Wang , Xinlei Chen , Bin Liang

For many years, there has been an impressive progress on visual odometry applied to mobile robots and drones. However, the visual perception is still in the spotlight as a challenging field because the vision sensor has some problems in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-09 Sungjae Shin , Eungchang Lee , Junho Choi , Hyun Myung

The rapid growth of the low-altitude economy has resulted in a significant increase in the number of Low, slow, and small (LLS) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), raising critical challenges for secure airspace management and reliable…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-13 Tianhao Liang , Mu Jia , Tingting Zhang , Junting Chen , Longyu Zhou , Tony Q. S. Quek , Pooi-Yuen Kam

Ultra-wideband (UWB) is gaining popularity with devices like AirTags for precise home item localization but faces significant challenges when scaled to large environments like seaports. The main challenges are calibration and localization…

A robotic system of multiple unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has the potential for advancing autonomous object geolocation performance. Much research has focused on algorithmic improvements on individual…

Monocular cameras coupled with inertial measurements generally give high performance visual inertial odometry. However, drift can be significant with long trajectories, especially when the environment is visually challenging. In this paper,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-06-02 Yanjun Cao , Giovanni Beltrame

Relative positioning between multiple mobile users is essential for many applications, such as search and rescue in disaster areas or human social interaction. Inertial-measurement unit (IMU) is promising to determine the change of position…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-04-06 Ran Liu , Chau Yuen , Tri-Nhut Do , Dewei Jiao , Xiang Liu , U-Xuan Tan

In this work, the problem of 4 degree-of-freedom (3D position and heading) robot-to-robot relative frame transformation estimation using onboard odometry and inter-robot distance measurements is studied. Firstly, we present a theoretical…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-04-05 Thien Hoang Nguyen , Lihua Xie

The agility and versatility offered by UAV platforms still encounter obstacles for full exploitation in industrial applications due to their indoor usage limitations. A significant challenge in this sense is finding a reliable and…