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This paper concerns the estimation problem of attitude, position, and linear velocity of a rigid-body autonomously navigating with six degrees of freedom (6 DoF). The navigation dynamics are highly nonlinear and are modeled on the matrix…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-27 Hashim A. Hashim , Mohammed Abouheaf , Mohammad A. Abido

In this paper, we study state estimation of multi-visual-inertial systems (MVIS) and develop sensor fusion algorithms to optimally fuse an arbitrary number of asynchronous inertial measurement units (IMUs) or gyroscopes and global and(or)…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-04 Yulin Yang , Patrick Geneva , Guoquan Huang

The integrated inertial system, typically integrating an IMU and an exteroceptive sensor such as radar, LiDAR, and camera, has been widely accepted and applied in modern robotic applications for ego-motion estimation, motion control, or…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-11-15 Shuolong Chen , Xingxing Li , Shengyu Li , Yuxuan Zhou , Xiaoteng Yang

Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) enable portable, multibody motion capture (MoCap) in diverse environments beyond the laboratory, making them a practical choice for diagnosing mobility disorders and supporting rehabilitation in clinical or…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-14 Hassan Osman , Daan de Kanter , Jelle Boelens , Manon Kok , Ajay Seth

Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) has long been a dream for stable and reliable motion estimation, especially in indoor environments where GPS strength limits. In this paper, we propose a novel method for position and orientation estimation…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-18 Yingying Wang , Hu Cheng , Max Q. H. Meng

IMUs are gaining significant importance in the field of hand gesture analysis, trajectory detection and kinematic functional study. An Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) consists of tri-axial accelerometers and gyroscopes which can together be…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-04 Karush Suri , Rinki Gupta

Low-cost inertial navigation sensors (INS) can be exploited for a reliable tracking solution for autonomous vehicles. However, position errors grow exponentially due to noises in the measurements. Several deep learning techniques have been…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-14 Uche Onyekpe , Vasile Palade , Stratis Kanarachos , Alicja Szkolnik

By learning human motion priors, motion capture can be achieved by 6 inertial measurement units (IMUs) in recent years with the development of deep learning techniques, even though the sensor inputs are sparse and noisy. However, human…

Graphics · Computer Science 2025-05-09 Xinyu Yi , Shaohua Pan , Feng Xu

Recently, multi-node inertial measurement unit (IMU)-based odometry for legged robots has gained attention due to its cost-effectiveness, power efficiency, and high accuracy. However, the spatial and temporal misalignment between foot-end…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Chaoran Xiong , Fangyu Jiang , Kehui Ma , Zhen Sun , Zeyu Zhang , Ling Pei

We present a real-time monocular thermal-inertial odometry system designed for high-velocity, GPS-denied flight on embedded hardware. The system fuses measurements from a FLIR Boson+ 640 longwave infrared camera, a high-rate IMU, a laser…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Austin Stone , Mark Petersen , Cammy Peterson

This work presents methods for the determination of a humanoid robot's joint velocities and accelerations directly from link-mounted Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) each containing a three-axis gyroscope and a three-axis accelerometer. No…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-02-17 Nicholas Rotella , Sean Mason , Stefan Schaal , Ludovic Righetti

Imitation Learning (IL), also referred to as Learning from Demonstration (LfD), holds significant promise for capturing expert motor skills through efficient imitation, facilitating adept navigation of complex scenarios. A persistent…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-01 Yingbai Hu , Fares J. Abu-Dakka , Fei Chen , Xiao Luo , Zheng Li , Alois Knoll , Weiping Ding

This paper introduces a new approach to 3-D position estimation from acceleration data, i.e., a 3-D motion tracking system having a small size and low-cost magnetic and inertial measurement unit (MIMU) composed by both a digital compass and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2013-11-20 P. Neto , J. N. Pires , A. P Moreira

Sparse wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs) have gained popularity for estimating 3D human motion. However, challenges such as pose ambiguity, data drift, and limited adaptability to diverse bodies persist. To address these issues, we…

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar-based gesture recognition is gaining attention as a key technology to enable intuitive human-machine interaction. Nevertheless, the significant challenge lies in obtaining large-scale, high-quality mmWave…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-12-23 Huanqi Yang , Mingda Han , Xinyue Li , Di Duan , Tianxing Li , Weitao Xu

In motion tracking of connected multi-body systems Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) are used in a wide variety of applications, since they provide a low-cost easy-to-use method for orientation estimation. However, in indoor environments or…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-11 Dustin Lehmann , Daniel Laidig , Raphael Deimel , Thomas Seel

Sensor calibration is the fundamental block for a multi-sensor fusion system. This paper presents an accurate and repeatable LiDAR-IMU calibration method (termed LI-Calib), to calibrate the 6-DOF extrinsic transformation between the 3D…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-07-30 Jiajun Lv , Jinhong Xu , Kewei Hu , Yong Liu , Xingxing Zuo

Synchronisation of wireless inertial measurement units in human movement analysis is often achieved using event-based synchronisation techniques. However, these techniques lack precise event generation and accuracy. An inaccurate…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-02 Andreas Spilz , Michael Munz

Kinematic sensors are often used to analyze movement behaviors in sports and daily activities due to their ease of use and lack of spatial restrictions, unlike video-based motion capturing systems. Still, the generation, and especially the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-27 Heiko Oppel , Michael Munz

Involuntary subject motion is the main source of artifacts in weight-bearing cone-beam CT of the knee. To achieve image quality for clinical diagnosis, the motion needs to be compensated. We propose to use inertial measurement units (IMUs)…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-25 Jennifer Maier , Marlies Nitschke , Jang-Hwan Choi , Garry Gold , Rebecca Fahrig , Bjoern M. Eskofier , Andreas Maier