Research on localization and mapping for lunar rover based on RBPF-SLAM

Ma Yan*, Ju Hehua, Cui Pingyuan

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Abstract

The capability of autonomous navigation is very important for lunar rover exploring in an unknown environment. In this paper, a method of simultaneous localization and mapping based on Rao-Blackwellized particle filters (RBPF-SLAM) is adopted to improve the precision of inertial positioning for the rover and to build a 2D grid map for the environment. Lunar rover's motion model is built by combining Strapdown Inertial Navigation System (SINS) with a kind of odometry model, and the observation model of LiDAR is built using a likelihood field (LF) approach. Then the traditional RBPF-SLAM algorithm is improved: First, the most recent observation and the global map built before are considered in the proposal distribution; second, a grid-based incremental mapping method is presented. The results of simulation experiment show that the precision of localization by SINS is improved significantly using this method of RBPF-SLAM and an accurate and consistent 2D grid map is built successfully.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics, IHMSC 2009
Pages306-311
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event2009 International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics, IHMSC 2009 - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Duration: 26 Aug 200927 Aug 2009

Publication series

Name2009 International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics, IHMSC 2009
Volume2

Conference

Conference2009 International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics, IHMSC 2009
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou, Zhejiang
Period26/08/0927/08/09

Keywords

  • Incremental mapping
  • Likelihood field
  • Lunar rover
  • Rao-Blackwellized particle filter
  • Simultaneous localization and mapping

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