arXiv:2605.16391eess.SPcs.AI2026-05

用扩散模型生成高精度虚拟惯性数据,突破低成本传感器性能瓶颈。

Overcoming the Intrinsic Performance Limitations of MEMS IMU via Diffusion-Based Generative Learning

  • 基于U-Net的条件扩散模型,以高精度数据为先验生成虚拟IMU信号。
  • 生成数据在定位与姿态估计上显著优于原始低精度数据。
  • 适合需要高精度导航的无人机、自动驾驶等场景使用。

惯性测量单元(IMU)是多源融合导航系统的核心传感部件,其性能直接决定解算结果的精度与可靠性。然而,低成本IMU的精度受限于硬件本身。近年来,生成式人工智能在建模复杂数据分布和重构高质量信号方面展现出强大能力。受此启发,本文提出一种基于扩散模型的生成学习框架,通过低精度IMU测量数据生成高保真虚拟IMU数据。具体地,构建了一个基于U-Net架构的条件扩散模型,将高阶IMU测量作为真实标签先验,低精度IMU数据作为条件输入。生成的虚拟数据用于后续导航与定位任务。实验表明,生成的虚拟数据在定位和姿态估计性能上显著优于原始低精度测量。进一步在机载测绘实验中验证,该方法生成的点云更细且更一致。整体而言,该框架突破了低成本IMU的性能极限,展现了扩散生成学习在虚拟高精度IMU数据方面的潜力。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Inertial measurement units (IMUs) are fundamental sensing components in multi-source integrated navigation systems, and their performance directly determines the accuracy and reliability of solutions. However, the precision of low-cost IMUs is inherently constrained by hardware limitations. Recently, generative artificial intelligence has demonstrated remarkable capability in modeling complex data distributions and reconstructing high-fidelity signals. Motivated by this, we propose a diffusion-based generative learning framework for synthesizing high-fidelity virtual IMU data from low-cost IMU measurements. Specifically, a conditional diffusion model based on a U-Net architecture is constructed, where high-grade IMU measurements are utilized as ground-truth priors and low-cost IMU measurements are employed as conditional inputs. The virtual IMU data generated by the model is used for subsequent navigation and localization tasks. Experimental results demonstrate that the generated virtual IMU data significantly outperform the original low-cost IMU measurements in both positioning and attitude estimation. Furthermore, we transfer the model to airborne mapping experiments, where the proposed method produces thinner and more consistent point clouds. Overall, the proposed framework breaks the performance limits of low-cost IMU and demonstrates the potential of diffusion-based generative learning for virtual high-grade IMU data.

IMU扩散模型生成学习导航

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