Factor graphs for robot perception

F Dellaert, M Kaess - Foundations and Trends® in Robotics, 2017‏ - nowpublishers.com
We review the use of factor graphs for the modeling and solving of large-scale inference
problems in robotics. Factor graphs are a family of probabilistic graphical models, other …

Information fusion in navigation systems via factor graph based incremental smoothing

V Indelman, S Williams, M Kaess, F Dellaert - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents a new approach for high-rate information fusion in modern inertial
navigation systems, that have a variety of sensors operating at different frequencies. Optimal …

A Consistent Parallel Estimation Framework for Visual-Inertial SLAM

Z Huai, G Huang - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we revisit the optimal fusion of visual and inertial information from a monocular
camera and an inertial measurement unit and propose a novel parallel visual-inertial …

Constrained optimal selection for multi-sensor robot navigation using plug-and-play factor graphs

HP Chiu, XS Zhou, L Carlone, F Dellaert… - … on Robotics and …, 2014‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a real-time navigation approach that is able to integrate many sensor
types while fulfilling performance needs and system constraints. Our approach uses a plug …

Robust vision-aided navigation using sliding-window factor graphs

HP Chiu, S Williams, F Dellaert… - … on Robotics and …, 2013‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a navigation algorithm that provides a low-latency solution while
estimating the full nonlinear navigation state. Our approach uses Sliding-Window Factor …

Real-Time 3D Map Building in a Mobile Robot System with Low-Bandwidth Communication

A Junaedy, H Masuta, K Sawai, T Motoyoshi, N Takagi - Robotics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
This paper presents a new 3D map building technique using a combination of 2D SLAM and
3D objects that can be implemented on relatively low-cost hardware in real-time. Recently …

Concurrent filtering and smoothing: A parallel architecture for real-time navigation and full smoothing

S Williams, V Indelman, M Kaess… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2014‏ - journals.sagepub.com
We present a parallelized navigation architecture that is capable of running in real-time and
incorporating long-term loop closure constraints while producing the optimal Bayesian …

A Gaussian mixture model smoother for continuous nonlinear stochastic dynamical systems: Theory and scheme

T Lolla, PFJ Lermusiaux - Monthly Weather Review, 2017‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
Retrospective inference through Bayesian smoothing is indispensable in geophysics, with
crucial applications in ocean and numerical weather estimation, climate dynamics, and …

Incremental light bundle adjustment for robotics navigation

V Indelman, A Melim, F Dellaert - 2013 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2013‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a new computationally-efficient method for vision-aided navigation
(VAN) in autonomous robotic applications. While many VAN approaches are capable of …

Multi-modal and inertial sensor solutions for navigation-type factor graphs

D Fourie - 2017‏ - dspace.mit.edu
This thesis presents a sum-product inference algorithm for platform navigation called Multi-
modal iSAM (incremental smoothing and map**). Common Gaussian only likelihoods are …