State Estimation and Localization Based on Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robots in Indoor Environment

Currently, almost all robot state estimation and localization systems are based on the Kalman filter (KF) and its derived methods, in particular the unscented Kalman filter (UKF). When applying the UKF alone, the estimate of the state is not sufficiently precise. In this paper, a new hierarchical in...

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Main Authors: Mamadou Doumbia, Xu Cheng
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/9/4/84
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description Currently, almost all robot state estimation and localization systems are based on the Kalman filter (KF) and its derived methods, in particular the unscented Kalman filter (UKF). When applying the UKF alone, the estimate of the state is not sufficiently precise. In this paper, a new hierarchical infrared navigational algorithm hybridization (HIRNAH) system is developed to provide better state estimation and localization for mobile robots. Two navigation subsystems (inertial navigation system (INS) and, using a novel infrared navigation algorithm (NIRNA), Odom-NIRNA) and an RPLIDAR-A3 scanner cooperation to build HIRNAH. The robot pose (position and orientation) errors are estimated by a system filtering module (SFM) and used to smooth the robot’s final poses. A prototype (two rotary encoders, one smartphone-based robot sensing model and one RPLIDAR-A3 scanner) has been built and mounted on a four-wheeled mobile robot (4-WMR). Simulation results have motivated real-life experiments, and obtained results are compared to some existent research (hardware and control technology navigation (HCTNav), rapid exploring random tree (RRT) and in stand-alone mode (INS)) for performance measurements. The experimental results confirm that HIRNAH presents a more accurate estimation and a lower mean square error (MSE) of the robot’s state than those calculated by the previously cited HCTNav, RRT and INS.
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spelling doaj.art-ff73d83dbc954fc0ac2f23f62a5046272023-11-20T17:19:56ZengMDPI AGComputers2073-431X2020-10-01948410.3390/computers9040084State Estimation and Localization Based on Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robots in Indoor EnvironmentMamadou Doumbia0Xu Cheng1School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 420082, ChinaSchool of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 420082, ChinaCurrently, almost all robot state estimation and localization systems are based on the Kalman filter (KF) and its derived methods, in particular the unscented Kalman filter (UKF). When applying the UKF alone, the estimate of the state is not sufficiently precise. In this paper, a new hierarchical infrared navigational algorithm hybridization (HIRNAH) system is developed to provide better state estimation and localization for mobile robots. Two navigation subsystems (inertial navigation system (INS) and, using a novel infrared navigation algorithm (NIRNA), Odom-NIRNA) and an RPLIDAR-A3 scanner cooperation to build HIRNAH. The robot pose (position and orientation) errors are estimated by a system filtering module (SFM) and used to smooth the robot’s final poses. A prototype (two rotary encoders, one smartphone-based robot sensing model and one RPLIDAR-A3 scanner) has been built and mounted on a four-wheeled mobile robot (4-WMR). Simulation results have motivated real-life experiments, and obtained results are compared to some existent research (hardware and control technology navigation (HCTNav), rapid exploring random tree (RRT) and in stand-alone mode (INS)) for performance measurements. The experimental results confirm that HIRNAH presents a more accurate estimation and a lower mean square error (MSE) of the robot’s state than those calculated by the previously cited HCTNav, RRT and INS.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/9/4/84odometryINSRPLIDAR-A3 scannertightly hybridization techniqueUKF4-WMR
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Xu Cheng
State Estimation and Localization Based on Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robots in Indoor Environment
Computers
odometry
INS
RPLIDAR-A3 scanner
tightly hybridization technique
UKF
4-WMR
title State Estimation and Localization Based on Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robots in Indoor Environment
title_full State Estimation and Localization Based on Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robots in Indoor Environment
title_fullStr State Estimation and Localization Based on Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robots in Indoor Environment
title_full_unstemmed State Estimation and Localization Based on Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robots in Indoor Environment
title_short State Estimation and Localization Based on Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robots in Indoor Environment
title_sort state estimation and localization based on sensor fusion for autonomous robots in indoor environment
topic odometry
INS
RPLIDAR-A3 scanner
tightly hybridization technique
UKF
4-WMR
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/9/4/84
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