提出轻量鲁棒的多机器人激光SLAM框架,解决资源受限环境下的定位与建图难题。
SKiD-SLAM: Robust, Lightweight, and Distributed Multi-Robot LiDAR SLAM in Resource-Constrained Field Environments
- 基于分布式架构设计,优化资源消耗并提升处理效率。
- 在真实行星模拟与洞穴环境中实现稳定建图,避免错误闭环。
- 适合野外复杂场景的多机器人协同导航与地图构建任务。
分布式激光雷达SLAM对实现高效机器人自主和提升地图扩展性至关重要。然而,在野外环境中应用时面临两大挑战:一是资源受限,当数据量超过网络或机载计算单元的处理能力时易导致系统崩溃;二是机器人间/内回环关联困难,因ICP在视角差异大时收敛区域狭窄,引发大量误报闭环,导致全局地图不一致。为此,我们提出适用于多样化野外场景的分布式激光雷达SLAM框架SKiD-SLAM。在先前仅关注轻量化位姿识别与快速鲁棒全局配准的基础上,本工作进一步构建了聚焦于分布式激光雷达SLAM中机器人间回环闭合的鲁棒且轻量化的多机器人建图框架。通过多种环境实验验证,本方法相比现有先进分布式SLAM方案更具鲁棒性与轻量化优势,有效克服资源限制与回环关联问题。此外,我们在真实行星模拟地形与洞穴环境(自建数据集)中完成了映射实验,证实了该方法的野外适用性。代码将开源至 https://sparolab.github.io/research/skid_slam/。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Distributed LiDAR SLAM is crucial for achieving efficient robot autonomy and improving the scalability of mapping. However, two issues need to be considered when applying it in field environments: one is resource limitation, and the other is inter/intra-robot association. The resource limitation issue arises when the data size exceeds the processing capacity of the network or memory, especially when utilizing communication systems or onboard computers in the field. The inter/intra-robot association issue occurs due to the narrow convergence region of ICP under large viewpoint differences, triggering many false positive loops and ultimately resulting in an inconsistent global map for multi-robot systems. To tackle these problems, we propose a distributed LiDAR SLAM framework designed for versatile field applications, called SKiD-SLAM. Extending our previous work that solely focused on lightweight place recognition and fast and robust global registration, we present a multi-robot mapping framework that focuses on robust and lightweight inter-robot loop closure in distributed LiDAR SLAM. Through various environmental experiments, we demonstrate that our method is more robust and lightweight compared to other state-of-the-art distributed SLAM approaches, overcoming resource limitation and inter/intra-robot association issues. Also, we validated the field applicability of our approach through mapping experiments in real-world planetary emulation terrain and cave environments, which are in-house datasets. Our code will be available at https://sparolab.github.io/research/skid_slam/.
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