Publication
Observability analysis and optimal sensor placement in stereo radar odometry
Conference Article
Conference
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
Edition
2016
Pages
3161-3166
Doc link
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICRA.2016.7487484
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Abstract
Localization is the key perceptual process closing the loop of autonomous navigation, allowing self-driving vehi- cles to operate in a deliberate way. To ensure robust localization, autonomous vehicles have to implement redundant estimation processes, ideally independent in terms of the underlying physics behind sensing principles. This paper presents a stereo radar odometry system, which can be used as such a redundant system, complementary to other odometry estimation processes, providing robustness for long-term operability. The presented work is novel with respect to previously published methods in that it contains: (i) a detailed formulation of the Doppler error and its associated uncertainty; (ii) an observability analysis that gives the minimal conditions to infer a 2D twist from radar readings; and (iii) a numerical analysis for optimal vehicle sensor placement. Experimental results are also detailed that validate the theoretical insights.
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robots.
Scientific reference
A. Corominas Murtra, J. Vallvé, J. Solà, I. Flores and J. Andrade-Cetto. Observability analysis and optimal sensor placement in stereo radar odometry, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2016, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 3161-3166.
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