High-accuracy robot indoor localization scheme based on robot operating system using visible light positioning

W Guan, S Chen, S Wen, Z Tan, H Song… - IEEE Photonics …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Visible light positioning (VLP) is widely believed to be a cost-effective answer to the growing
demand for service-based indoor positioning. Meanwhile, high accuracy localization is very …

A Survey on the autonomous exploration of confined subterranean spaces: Perspectives from real-word and industrial robotic deployments

H Azpúrua, M Saboia, GM Freitas, L Clark… - Robotics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Confined and subterranean areas are common in many civilian and industrial sites,
although they are hazardous for humans given the presence of noxious gases, extreme …

Long-term localization using semantic cues in floor plan maps

N Zimmerman, T Guadagnino, X Chen… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lifelong localization in a given map is an essential capability for autonomous service robots.
In this letter, we consider the task of long-term localization in a changing indoor environment …

Robust onboard localization in changing environments exploiting text spotting

N Zimmerman, L Wiesmann… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robust localization in a given map is a crucial component of most autonomous robots. In this
paper, we address the problem of localizing in an indoor environment that changes and …

[HTML][HTML] Theories and Methods for Indoor Positioning Systems: A Comparative Analysis, Challenges, and Prospective Measures

TG Hailu, X Guo, H Si, L Li… - Sensors (Basel …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the era of the Internet of Things (IoT), the demand for accurate positioning services has
become increasingly critical, as location-based services (LBSs) depend on users' location …

Constructing metric-semantic maps using floor plan priors for long-term indoor localization

N Zimmerman, M Sodano, E Marks… - 2023 IEEE/RSJ …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Object-based maps are relevant for scene under-standing since they integrate geometric
and semantic information of the environment, allowing autonomous robots to robustly …

The impact of height on indoor positioning with magnetic fields

D Hanley, ASD De Oliveira, X Zhang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Steel studs, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, rebar, and many
other building components produce spatially varying magnetic fields. Magnetometers can …

Toolbox release: A wifi-based relative bearing framework for robotics

N Jadhav, W Wang, D Zhang… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the WiFi-Sensor-for-Robotics (WSR) open-source toolbox 1 1 1 Code:
https://github. com/Harvard-REACT/WSR-Toolbox Dataset: https://github. com/Harvard …

Toward autonomous garbage collection robots in terrains with different elevations

R Miyagusuku, Y Arai, Y Kakigi… - Journal of Robotics …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Challenge–Extra Challenge [b] are open experiments in Nakanoshima (Osaka, Japan) for
testing autonomous robots in urban environments, similar to the Tsukuba Challenge which …

High‐Accuracy and Real‐Time Indoor Positioning System Based on Visible Light Communication and Mobile Robot

X Li, Z Yan, L Huang, S Chen… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
For mobile robots and location‐based services, precise and real‐time positioning is one of
the most basic capability, and low‐cost positioning solutions are increasingly in demand and …