arXiv:2603.09783cs.ROcs.SY2026-03被引 3

用轻量级激光雷达+自适应滤波,实现小无人机在无GPS环境下的精准相对定位。

Lightweight 3D LiDAR-Based UAV Tracking: An Adaptive Extended Kalman Filtering Approach

  • 基于自适应扩展卡尔曼滤波,动态调整噪声参数应对点云稀疏与干扰
  • 在真实飞行中实现强机动下稳定跟踪,优于传统滤波方法
  • 适合载荷和能耗受限的小型无人机,无需多传感器或外部设施

精确的相对定位对集群空中机器人至关重要,可实现协同飞行与避障。尽管视觉跟踪已广泛研究,3D激光雷达因在光照变化下表现更鲁棒,却仍应用不足。现有系统多依赖笨重、高功耗传感器,难以用于对载荷和能耗有严格限制的小型无人机。本文提出一种轻量级激光雷达无人机追踪系统,采用自适应扩展卡尔曼滤波(AEKF)框架。该方法有效应对非重复扫描3D激光雷达产生的稀疏、噪声大且分布不均的点云数据,在保持低功耗的同时实现可靠追踪。与传统滤波不同,本方法通过创新与残差统计动态调整噪声协方差矩阵,提升真实环境中的追踪精度。此外,引入恢复机制,确保因散射回波或遮挡导致的临时检测失败后仍能连续追踪。实验在搭载Livox Mid-360激光雷达的DJI F550无人机上进行,验证了在点云稀疏和间歇性检测条件下,该方法在剧烈机动中持续优于标准卡尔曼滤波与粒子滤波,证实其可在无GPS环境下实现可靠的相对定位,无需多传感器阵列或外部基础设施。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Accurate relative positioning is crucial for swarm aerial robotics, enabling coordinated flight and collision avoidance. Although vision-based tracking has been extensively studied, 3D LiDAR-based methods remain underutilized despite their robustness under varying lighting conditions. Existing systems often rely on bulky, power-intensive sensors, making them impractical for small UAVs with strict payload and energy constraints. This paper presents a lightweight LiDAR-based UAV tracking system incorporating an Adaptive Extended Kalman Filter (AEKF) framework. Our approach effectively addresses the challenges posed by sparse, noisy, and nonuniform point cloud data generated by non-repetitive scanning 3D LiDARs, ensuring reliable tracking while remaining suitable for small drones with strict payload constraints. Unlike conventional filtering techniques, the proposed method dynamically adjusts the noise covariance matrices using innovation and residual statistics, thereby enhancing tracking accuracy under real-world conditions. Additionally, a recovery mechanism ensures continuity of tracking during temporary detection failures caused by scattered LiDAR returns or occlusions. Experimental validation was performed using a Livox Mid-360 LiDAR mounted on a DJI F550 UAV in real-world flight scenarios. The proposed method demonstrated robust UAV tracking performance under sparse LiDAR returns and intermittent detections, consistently outperforming both standard Kalman filtering and particle filtering approaches during aggressive maneuvers. These results confirm that the framework enables reliable relative positioning in GPS-denied environments without the need for multi-sensor arrays or external infrastructure.

无人机追踪激光雷达卡尔曼滤波轻量化

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