GPS-VIO Fusion with Online Rotational Calibration

Junlin Song*, Pedro J. Sanchez-Cuevas, Antoine Richard, Raj Thilak Rajan, Miguel Olivares-Mendez

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Abstract

Accurate global localization is crucial for autonomous navigation and planning. To this end, various GPS-aided Visual-Inertial Odometry (GPS-VIO) fusion algorithms are proposed in the literature. This paper presents a novel GPS-VIO system that is able to significantly benefit from the online calibration of the rotational extrinsic parameter between the GPS reference frame and the VIO reference frame. The behind reason is this parameter is observable. This paper provides novel proof through nonlinear observability analysis. We also evaluate the proposed algorithm extensively on diverse platforms, including flying UAV and driving vehicle. The experimental results support the observability analysis and show increased localization accuracy in comparison to state-of-the-art (SOTA) tightly-coupled algorithms.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2024
PublisherIEEE
Pages11906-11912
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9798350384574
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2024 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 13 May 202417 May 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
ISSN (Print)1050-4729

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2024
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period13/05/2417/05/24

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Keywords

  • Kalman Filter
  • Sensor Fusion
  • State Estimation

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