2015/12/30 by Feng Tan, Winfried Lohmiller, Tan, Feng +3
Computer Science · Engineering · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Robotics (cs.RO) #Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization #Soft Robotics and Applications #Teleoperation and Haptic Systems #cs.RO
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1512.08829
openalex publication_date 2015/12/30 · arxiv created 2016/12/29 · arxiv updated 2016/12/30 · openalex created_date 2019/11/22 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This paper solves the classical problem of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) in a fashion which avoids linearized approximations altogether. Based on creating virtual synthetic measurements, the algorithm uses a linear time- varying (LTV) Kalman observer, bypassing errors and approximations brought by the linearization process in traditional extended Kalman filtering (EKF) SLAM. Convergence rates of the algorithm are established using contraction analysis. Different combinations of sensor information can be exploited, such as bearing measurements, range measurements, optical flow, or time-to-contact. As illustrated in simulations, the proposed algorithm can solve SLAM problems in both 2D and 3D scenarios with guaranteed convergence rates in a full nonlinear context.