SLAM Gets a PHD: New Concepts in Map Estimation

Having been referred to as the Holy Grail of autonomous robotics research, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) lies at the core of most the autonomous robotic applications [1]. This article explains the recent advances in the representations of robotic sensor measurements and the map itself...

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Main Authors: Adams, M., Vo, Ba-Ngu, Mahler, R., Mullane, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: IEEE 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26252
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Vo, Ba-Ngu
Mahler, R.
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description Having been referred to as the Holy Grail of autonomous robotics research, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) lies at the core of most the autonomous robotic applications [1]. This article explains the recent advances in the representations of robotic sensor measurements and the map itself as well as their consequences on the robustness of SLAM. Fundamentally, the concept of a set-based measurement and map state representation allows all of the measurement information, spatial and detection, to be incorporated into joint Bayesian SLAM frameworks. Modeling measurements and the map state as random finite sets (RFSs) rather than the traditionally adopted random vectors is not merely a triviality of notation. It will be demonstrated that a set-based framework circumvents the necessity for any fragile data association and map management heuristics, which are necessary in vectorbased solutions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-262522017-09-13T15:27:13Z SLAM Gets a PHD: New Concepts in Map Estimation Adams, M. Vo, Ba-Ngu Mahler, R. Mullane, J. Having been referred to as the Holy Grail of autonomous robotics research, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) lies at the core of most the autonomous robotic applications [1]. This article explains the recent advances in the representations of robotic sensor measurements and the map itself as well as their consequences on the robustness of SLAM. Fundamentally, the concept of a set-based measurement and map state representation allows all of the measurement information, spatial and detection, to be incorporated into joint Bayesian SLAM frameworks. Modeling measurements and the map state as random finite sets (RFSs) rather than the traditionally adopted random vectors is not merely a triviality of notation. It will be demonstrated that a set-based framework circumvents the necessity for any fragile data association and map management heuristics, which are necessary in vectorbased solutions. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26252 10.1109/MRA.2014.2304111 IEEE restricted
spellingShingle Adams, M.
Vo, Ba-Ngu
Mahler, R.
Mullane, J.
SLAM Gets a PHD: New Concepts in Map Estimation
title SLAM Gets a PHD: New Concepts in Map Estimation
title_full SLAM Gets a PHD: New Concepts in Map Estimation
title_fullStr SLAM Gets a PHD: New Concepts in Map Estimation
title_full_unstemmed SLAM Gets a PHD: New Concepts in Map Estimation
title_short SLAM Gets a PHD: New Concepts in Map Estimation
title_sort slam gets a phd: new concepts in map estimation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26252