Mobile robot localization via EKF and UKF: A comparison based on real data

In this work we compare the performance of two well known filters for nonlinear models, the Extended Kalman Filter and the Unscented Kalman Filter, in estimating the position and orientation of a mobile robot. The two filters fuse the measurements taken by ultrasonic sensors located onboard the robo...

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Published in:Robotics and autonomous systems 2015-12, Vol.74, p.122-127
Main Authors: D’Alfonso, Luigi, Lucia, Walter, Muraca, Pietro, Pugliese, Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Extended Kalman filter
Robotics
Unscented Kalman filter
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Summary:In this work we compare the performance of two well known filters for nonlinear models, the Extended Kalman Filter and the Unscented Kalman Filter, in estimating the position and orientation of a mobile robot. The two filters fuse the measurements taken by ultrasonic sensors located onboard the robot. The experimental results on real data show a substantial equivalence of the two filters, although in principle the approximating properties of the UKF are much better. A switching sensors activation policy is also devised, which allows to obtain an accurate estimate of the robot state using only a fraction of the available sensors, with a relevant saving of battery power. •Analyzes using EKF and UKF to fuse measurements from ultrasonic sensors in robotics.•Shows that the EKF performs as good as the UKF for mobile robot localization.•Proposes a sensor switching rule to use only a fraction of the available sensors.•Data comes from a real laboratory setting.
ISSN:0921-8890
1872-793X
DOI:10.1016/j.robot.2015.07.007