用高斯过程融合激光雷达与超宽带信号,实现大型仓库一次校准定位。
Large-Scale UWB Anchor Calibration and One-Shot Localization Using Gaussian Process
- 通过高斯过程从连续激光雷达里程计中估算锚点位置。
- 600×450平方米区域仅需一次采样即可完成校准,定位精度显著提升。
- 适用于港口、仓库等遮挡严重的工业场景,适合部署在大规模物流系统中。
超宽带(UWB)技术在定位设备如AirTags中日益流行,但在港口等大型环境中的规模化应用面临校准与遮挡条件下定位的挑战。传统依赖视距(LoS)的校准方法耗时、昂贵且不可靠。为此,本文提出一种基于UWB-LiDAR融合的校准与单次定位框架。利用高斯过程从连续时间激光雷达惯性里程计中结合采样的UWB距离估计锚点位置,实现600×450平方米大范围区域内仅需一次采样即完成精确可靠校准。针对视距缺失导致的UWB定位失效问题,引入UWB距离滤波器显著缩小激光雷达回环检测描述子的搜索范围,提升定位准确率与速度。该方法可推广至其他回环检测方式,在大型仓储和港口环境中实现低成本高精度定位。相关数据集与代码将开源供社区使用。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Ultra-wideband (UWB) is gaining popularity with devices like AirTags for precise home item localization but faces significant challenges when scaled to large environments like seaports. The main challenges are calibration and localization in obstructed conditions, which are common in logistics environments. Traditional calibration methods, dependent on line-of-sight (LoS), are slow, costly, and unreliable in seaports and warehouses, making large-scale localization a significant pain point in the industry. To overcome these challenges, we propose a UWB-LiDAR fusion-based calibration and one-shot localization framework. Our method uses Gaussian Processes to estimate anchor position from continuous-time LiDAR Inertial Odometry with sampled UWB ranges. This approach ensures accurate and reliable calibration with just one round of sampling in large-scale areas, I.e., 600x450 square meter. With the LoS issues, UWB-only localization can be problematic, even when anchor positions are known. We demonstrate that by applying a UWB-range filter, the search range for LiDAR loop closure descriptors is significantly reduced, improving both accuracy and speed. This concept can be applied to other loop closure detection methods, enabling cost-effective localization in large-scale warehouses and seaports. It significantly improves precision in challenging environments where UWB-only and LiDAR-Inertial methods fall short, as shown in the video (https://youtu.be/oY8jQKdM7lU). We will open-source our datasets and calibration codes for community use.
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