arXiv:2604.16868cs.RO2026-04中稿 · ECTI-CON 2026

提出一种无需全局通信的机器人集群状态估计算法,提升恶劣环境下的稳定性。

Greedy Kalman-Swarm: Improving State Estimation in Robot Swarms in Harsh Environments

论文配图:Greedy Kalman-Swarm: Improving State Estimation in Robot Swarms in Harsh Environments
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  • 采用局部贪婪策略,每架机器人仅依赖邻居信息更新自身状态。
  • 在通信受限下仍保持高精度,性能接近集中式系统且开销极低。
  • 适合通信不稳定的搜救或太空探测任务,具备强鲁棒性。

状态估计是机器人领域的基础需求,准确获取机器人状态对稳定运行至关重要,尤其在存在过程扰动和传感器噪声的情况下。传统方法使用卡尔曼滤波,在预测模型与噪声测量之间进行统计最优权衡。在机器人集群中,挑战从个体精度转向集体协调,全局动态融合可显著提升整体精度。现有方法依赖集中式处理或高通信开销的协议,实际部署中常不可行。本文提出一种分布式的、局部化的“贪婪”状态估计算法(名为 Greedy Kalman-Swarm),使个体机器人通过相对邻近感知来提升估计精度,无需全局数据共享或全网通信。仿真结果表明,在通信受限环境中,机器人可在每次迭代中有效整合当前可得的邻居数据以优化内部状态,即使部分数据缺失仍能保持鲁棒运行。该方法在低开销独立估计与高精度集中式系统间取得平衡,特别适用于恶劣或动态环境。结果表明,全局状态意识可自然涌现而非强制达成,为复杂地形中的集群协同提供了可扩展框架。我们预期该去中心化方法将推动更可靠自主系统的发展,尤其适用于无法保障高带宽通信的搜救或太空探索任务。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

State estimation is a fundamental requirement in robotics, where the accurate determination of a robot's state is essential for stable operation despite inherent process disturbances and sensor noise. Traditionally, this is achieved through Kalman filtering, providing a statistically optimal estimate by balancing predictive models with noisy measurements. In the context of robotic swarms, the challenge shifts from individual accuracy to collective coordination, where the integration of global dynamics can significantly enhance the precision of the entire group. Existing estimation techniques rely on centralized processing or heavy communication protocols to reach a global consensus, which are frequently impractical in real-world deployments. Here we show that a localized, "greedy" approach to distributed state estimation (termed "Greedy Kalman-Swarm") allows individual robots to leverage relative inter-robot sensing for improved accuracy without requiring full data availability or global communication. Simulations in communication-constrained environments show robots can effectively integrate all currently available neighbor data at each iteration to refine their internal states, yet remain robust and functional even when data is missing. This results in a performance profile that strikes a balance between the low overhead of independent estimation and the high accuracy of centralized systems, specifically under harsh or dynamic environmental conditions. Our results demonstrate that global state awareness can be emergent rather than enforced, providing a scalable framework for maintaining swarm cohesion in unpredictable terrains. We anticipate that this decentralized methodology will serve as a foundation for more resilient autonomous systems, particularly in search-and-rescue or space exploration missions where reliable, high-bandwidth communication cannot be guaranteed.

状态估计机器人集群分布式算法卡尔曼滤波

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