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PS-Loc: Robust LiDAR Localization with Prior Structural Reference

Conference Paper Accepted Paper Artificial Intelligence ยท Robotics

Abstract

Prior structural reference like floor plan is readily accessible in indoor scene, which exhibits the potential of improving localization quality without the requirements of a previously-built high-precision map. This paper introduces a novel optimal transport-based framework for prior structural reference-based localization, aiming to improve the robustness for the robot localization. Leveraging the spacial relations of structures, a matching method based on optimal transport theory is proposed and it improves the robustness of matching results in dynamic scene and rapid rotation conditions. Additionally, this paper handles metric inaccuracies in the known structural reference by implementing an prior guided plane adjustment-based updating strategy. This strategy combines prior and observational information to jointly optimize the structural information within a sliding window. The performance of the framework is validated through real-world experiments, demonstrating superior accuracy and robustness to disturbances from dynamic occlusion and rapid rotation compared to common state-of-the-art SLAM and localization methods.

Authors

Keywords

  • Location awareness
  • Measurement
  • Laser radar
  • Simultaneous localization and mapping
  • Accuracy
  • Robustness
  • Robot localization
  • Intelligent robots
  • Floors
  • Robust Localization
  • LiDAR Localization
  • Prior Information
  • Local Method
  • Ground Plane
  • Local Quality
  • Joint Optimization
  • Matching Results
  • Optimal Theory
  • Optimal Transport
  • Performance Of Framework
  • Dynamic Scenes
  • Rapid Rotation
  • Degrees Of Freedom
  • High Precision
  • Precise Location
  • Localization Accuracy
  • Point Cloud
  • Pose Estimation
  • Priority Map
  • Loop Closure
  • Reprojection Error
  • Height Estimation
  • Global Consistency
  • Points In Plane
  • Structural Feature Extraction
  • Number Of Planes
  • 3D LiDAR
  • Source Plane
  • Prior structural reference
  • Optimal transport-based matching

Context

Venue
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Archive span
1988-2025
Indexed papers
26578
Paper id
934953407130314098
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