Sensor Fusion of Odometer, Compass and Beacon Distance for Mobile Robots

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Rufus Fraanje ◽  
René Beltman ◽  
Fidelis Theinert ◽  
Michiel van Osch ◽  
Teade Punter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Estimation ◽  
Sensor Fusion ◽  
Simulation Experiment ◽  
Estimation Problem ◽  
Unknown Input ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Process Noise ◽  
Distance Measurements ◽  
Differential Drive ◽  
Filter Solution

The estimation of the pose of a differential drive mobile robot from noisy odometer, compass, and beacon distance measurements is studied. The estimation problem, which is a state estimation problem with unknown input, is reformulated into a state estimation problem with known input and a process noise term. A heuristic sensor fusion algorithm solving this state-estimation problem is proposed and compared with the extended Kalman filter solution and the Particle Filter solution in a simulation experiment.

Adaptive estimation algorithm of boost-phase trajectory using binary asynchronous observation

2016 ◽  
Vol 230 (14) ◽  
pp. 2661-2672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Wu ◽  
Lei Chen ◽  
Yongjun Lei ◽  
Fankun Meng
Keyword(s):  
State Estimation ◽  
Phase Trajectory ◽  
Prior Information ◽  
Estimation Error ◽  
The State ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Unknown Input ◽  
Noise Variance ◽  
Process Noise ◽  
Variance Matrix

A kind of adaptive filter algorithm based on the estimation of the unknown input is proposed for studying the adaptive adjustment of process noise variance of boost phase trajectory. Polynomial model is used as the motion model of the boost trajectory, truncation error is regarded as an equivalent to the process noise and the unknown input and process noise variance matrix is constructed from the estimation value of unknown input according to the quantitative relationship among the unknown input, the state estimation error, and optimal process noise variance. The simulation results show that in the absence of prior information, the unknown input is estimated effectively in terms of magnitude, a positive definite matrix of process noise covariance which is close to the optimal value is constructed real-timely, and the state estimation error approximates the error lower bound of the optimal estimation. The estimation accuracy of the proposed algorithm is similar to that of the current statistical model algorithm using accurate prior information.

scholarly journals Data rate limits for the remote state estimation problem

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 4955-4960
Author(s):  
C. Kawan ◽  
A. Matveev ◽  
A. Pogromsky
Keyword(s):  
State Estimation ◽  
Data Rate ◽  
Estimation Problem ◽  
Remote State Estimation

Multimodal Sensor Fusion for Indoor Occupancy Determination

2015 ◽  
Vol 764-765 ◽  
pp. 1319-1323
Author(s):  
Rong Shue Hsiao ◽  
Ding Bing Lin ◽  
Hsin Piao Lin ◽  
Jin Wang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Networks ◽  
Sensor Fusion ◽  
Dynamic Bayesian Networks ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
Multisensor Fusion ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
Occupancy Detection ◽  
Automation Systems

Pyroelectric infrared (PIR) sensors can detect the presence of human without the need to carry any device, which are widely used for human presence detection in home/office automation systems in order to improve energy efficiency. However, PIR detection is based on the movement of occupants. For occupancy detection, PIR sensors have inherent limitation when occupants remain relatively still. Multisensor fusion technology takes advantage of redundant, complementary, or more timely information from different modal sensors, which is considered an effective approach for solving the uncertainty and unreliability problems of sensing. In this paper, we proposed a simple multimodal sensor fusion algorithm, which is very suitable to be manipulated by the sensor nodes of wireless sensor networks. The inference algorithm was evaluated for the sensor detection accuracy and compared to the multisensor fusion using dynamic Bayesian networks. The experimental results showed that a detection accuracy of 97% in room occupancy can be achieved. The accuracy of occupancy detection is very close to that of the dynamic Bayesian networks.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Matrix Square Root Operations for UKF within a UAV GPS/INS Sensor Fusion Application

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Rhudy ◽  
Yu Gu ◽  
Jason Gross ◽  
Marcello R. Napolitano
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Fusion ◽  
Unscented Kalman Filter ◽  
Attitude Estimation ◽  
Square Root ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Matrix Square Root ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Diagonalization Method

Using an Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) as the nonlinear estimator within a Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) sensor fusion algorithm for attitude estimation, various methods of calculating the matrix square root were discussed and compared. Specifically, the diagonalization method, Schur method, Cholesky method, and five different iterative methods were compared. Additionally, a different method of handling the matrix square root requirement, the square-root UKF (SR-UKF), was evaluated. The different matrix square root calculations were compared based on computational requirements and the sensor fusion attitude estimation performance, which was evaluated using flight data from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The roll and pitch angle estimates were compared with independently measured values from a high quality mechanical vertical gyroscope. This manuscript represents the first comprehensive analysis of the matrix square root calculations in the context of UKF. From this analysis, it was determined that the best overall matrix square root calculation for UKF applications in terms of performance and execution time is the Cholesky method.

A Multi-Sensor Fusion Algorithm for Pedestrian Navigation Using Factor Graphs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Langping An ◽  
Xianfei Pan ◽  
Ze Chen ◽  
Mang Wang ◽  
Zheming Tu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Fusion ◽  
Factor Graphs ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Pedestrian Navigation

Set-membership filtering for automatic guided vehicles with unknown-but-bounded noises

2021 ◽  
pp. 014233122110436
Author(s):  
Hao Yang ◽  
Yilian Zhang ◽  
Wei Gu ◽  
Fuwen Yang ◽  
Zhiquan Liu
Keyword(s):  
State Estimation ◽  
Estimation Algorithm ◽  
The State ◽  
Estimation Problem ◽  
Filtering Method ◽  
Automatic Guided Vehicles ◽  
Tracking Process ◽  
Set Membership ◽  
Text Filtering ◽  
System States

This paper is concerned with the state estimation problem for an automatic guided vehicle (AGV). A novel set-membership filtering (SMF) scheme is presented to solve the state estimation problem in the trajectory tracking process of the AGV under the unknown-but-bounded (UBB) process and measurement noises. Different from some existing traditional filtering methods, such as Kalman filtering method and [Formula: see text] filtering method, the proposed SMF scheme is developed to provide state estimation sets rather than state estimation points for the system states to effectively deal with UBB noises and reduce the requirement of the sensor precision. Then, in order to obtain the state estimation ellipsoids containing the true states, a set-membership estimation algorithm is designed based on the AGV physical model and S-procedure technique. Finally, comparison examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed SMF scheme for an AGV state estimation problem in the present of the UBB noises.

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