Observer design for nonlinear systems with equivariance

R Mahony, P Van Goor, T Hamel - Annual Review of Control …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Equivariance is a common and natural property of many nonlinear control systems,
especially those associated with models of mechatronic and navigation systems. Such …

Equivariant filtering framework for inertial-integrated navigation

Y Luo, C Guo, J Liu - Satellite Navigation, 2021 - Springer
This paper proposes an Equivariant Filtering (EqF) framework for the inertial-integrated state
estimation. As the kinematic system of the inertial-integrated navigation can be naturally …

Equivariant symmetries for inertial navigation systems

A Fornasier, Y Ge, P van Goor, R Mahony… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
This paper investigates the problem of inertial navigation system (INS) filter design through
the lens of symmetry. The extended Kalman filter (EKF) and its variants, have been the …

Equivariant filter design for inertial navigation systems with input measurement biases

A Fornasier, Y Ng, R Mahony… - … Conference on Robotics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) are a key technology for autonomous vehicles
applications. Recent advances in estimation and filter design for the INS problem have …

Equivariant systems theory and observer design

R Mahony, T Hamel, J Trumpf - arxiv preprint arxiv:2006.08276, 2020 - arxiv.org
A wide range of system models in modern robotics and avionics applications admit natural
symmetries. Such systems are termed equivariant and the structure provided by the …

Equivariant systems theory and observer design for second order kinematic systems on matrix lie groups

Y Ng, P Van Goor, T Hamel… - 2020 59th IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the equivariant systems theory and observer design for second order
kinematic systems on matrix Lie groups. The state of a second order kinematic system on a …

Equivariant observers for second-order systems on matrix Lie groups

Y Ng, P Van Goor, T Hamel… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article develops an equivariant symmetry for second-order kinematic systems on matrix
Lie groups and uses this symmetry for observer design. The state of a second-order …

Equivariant IMU Preintegration with Biases: an Inhomogeneous Galilean Group Approach

G Delama, A Fornasier, R Mahony, S Weiss - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This letter proposes a new approach for Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) preintegration, a
fundamental building block that can be leveraged in different optimization-based Inertial …

Revisiting Multi-GNSS Navigation for UAVs–An Equivariant Filtering Approach

M Scheiber, A Fornasier, C Brommer… - 2023 21st International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we explore the recent advances in equivariant filtering for inertial navigation
systems to improve state estimation for uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). Traditional state-of …

Equivariant Filters for Visual Spatial Awareness

P van Goor - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Algorithms that estimate the navigation states and local environment of a robotic vehicle are
core enabling technologies for autonomous systems. The first work that exploited symmetry …