Distributed map** with privacy and communication constraints: Lightweight algorithms and object-based models
We consider the following problem: a team of robots is deployed in an unknown
environment and it has to collaboratively build a map of the area without a reliable …
environment and it has to collaboratively build a map of the area without a reliable …
Distributed attitude synchronization control of multi-agent systems with switching topologies
This paper addresses the attitude synchronization problem in multi-agent systems with
directed and switching interconnection topologies. Two cases for the synchronization …
directed and switching interconnection topologies. Two cases for the synchronization …
Planar pose graph optimization: Duality, optimal solutions, and verification
Pose graph optimization (PGO) is the problem of estimating a set of poses from pairwise
relative measurements. PGO is a nonconvex problem and, currently, no known technique …
relative measurements. PGO is a nonconvex problem and, currently, no known technique …
Intrinsic consensus on SO (3) with almost-global convergence
In this paper we propose a discrete time protocol to align the states of a network of agents
evolving in the space of rotations SO (3). The starting point of our work is Riemannian …
evolving in the space of rotations SO (3). The starting point of our work is Riemannian …
Consensus and formation control on SE (3) for switching topologies
This paper addresses the consensus problem and the formation problem on SE (3) in multi-
agent systems with directed and switching interconnection topologies. Several control laws …
agent systems with directed and switching interconnection topologies. Several control laws …
From angular manifolds to the integer lattice: Guaranteed orientation estimation with application to pose graph optimization
Pose graph optimization from relative measurements is challenging because of the angular
component of the poses: the variables live on a manifold product with nontrivial topology …
component of the poses: the variables live on a manifold product with nontrivial topology …
Synchronization problems in computer vision with closed-form solutions
In this paper we survey and put in a common framework several works that have been
developed in different contexts, all dealing with the same abstract problem, called …
developed in different contexts, all dealing with the same abstract problem, called …
Distributed formation control without a global reference frame
This paper presents a decentralized controller to drive a team of agents to reach a desired
formation in the absence of a global reference frame. Each agent is able to measure its …
formation in the absence of a global reference frame. Each agent is able to measure its …
Distributed trajectory estimation with privacy and communication constraints: a two-stage distributed gauss-seidel approach
We propose a distributed algorithm to estimate the 3D trajectories of multiple cooperative
robots from relative pose measurements. Our approach leverages recent results [1] which …
robots from relative pose measurements. Our approach leverages recent results [1] which …
Epipolar visual servoing for multirobot distributed consensus
In this paper, we give a distributed solution to the problem of making a team of
nonholonomic robots reach consensus about their orientations using monocular cameras …
nonholonomic robots reach consensus about their orientations using monocular cameras …