Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is a key technology for mobile robots operating under unknown environment. While FastSLAM algorithm is a popular solution to the SLAM problem, it suffers from two major d...Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is a key technology for mobile robots operating under unknown environment. While FastSLAM algorithm is a popular solution to the SLAM problem, it suffers from two major drawbacks: one is particle set degeneracy due to lack of observation information in proposal distribution design of the particle filter; the other is errors accumulation caused by linearization of the nonlinear robot motion model and the nonlinear environment observation model. For the purpose of overcoming the above problems, a new iterated sigma point FastSLAM (ISP-FastSLAM) algorithm is proposed. The main contribution of the algorithm lies in the utilization of iterated sigma point Kalman filter (ISPKF), which minimizes statistical linearization error through Gaussian-Newton iteration, to design an optimal proposal distribution of the particle filter and to estimate the environment landmarks. On the basis of Rao-Blackwellized particle filter, the proposed ISP-FastSLAM algorithm is comprised by two main parts: in the first part, an iterated sigma point particle filter (ISPPF) to localize the robot is proposed, in which the proposal distribution is accurately estimated by the ISPKF; in the second part, a set of ISPKFs is used to estimate the environment landmarks. The simulation test of the proposed ISP-FastSLAM algorithm compared with FastSLAM2.0 algorithm and Unscented FastSLAM algorithm is carried out, and the performances of the three algorithms are compared. The simulation and comparing results show that the proposed ISP-FastSLAM outperforms other two algorithms both in accuracy and in robustness. The proposed algorithm provides reference for the optimization research of FastSLAM algorithm.展开更多
事件相机是一种新兴的传感器,同时具有高动态范围、低延迟、高时间分辨率、低数据冗余等特点,将事件相机运用到SLAM(simultaneous localization and mapping)技术中能够充分发挥其优势,打破传统传感器使用场景限制。为此,综述了多模态...事件相机是一种新兴的传感器,同时具有高动态范围、低延迟、高时间分辨率、低数据冗余等特点,将事件相机运用到SLAM(simultaneous localization and mapping)技术中能够充分发挥其优势,打破传统传感器使用场景限制。为此,综述了多模态融合事件相机SLAM技术的研究现状并分析各类方法的特点与缺陷。介绍了SLAM技术与事件相机的基本原理,阐述了事件相机相比传统视觉相机的优势;从单模态事件相机(单目、双目)和多模态融合事件相机(事件与惯性、视觉惯性、多源传感器融合)SLAM技术的角度出发,分析了两者在实时性、应用场景及算力需求上的优缺点并总结了各自的发展历程,而后探讨单一事件相机和多模态融合事件相机对系统性能的影响并给出了部分多模态融合事件相机的性能比较结果。最后,总结了多模态融合事件相机的SLAM技术未来的研究方向,如多模态事件SLAM算法优化与泛化能力提升、多源异构传感器深度融合架构扩展等,以此为事件相机在SLAM领域的应用提供一定的参考与借鉴。展开更多
Discrete memristive neuron systems have attracted considerable attention due to their nonlinear dynamical properties,low computational overhead,and ease of hardware implementation.For the practical engineering applica...Discrete memristive neuron systems have attracted considerable attention due to their nonlinear dynamical properties,low computational overhead,and ease of hardware implementation.For the practical engineering applications of discrete memristive neuron systems,effective control remains a key issue.Parameter identification using intelligent optimization algorithms is an important approach for controlling complex nonlinear systems.However,classical algorithms are prone to falling into local optima and often exhibit high computational complexity,resulting in slow convergence.Therefore,a new algorithm named adaptive chaos game optimization(ACGO)is proposed to address these issues.By introducing a differential evolution mutation strategy and a Cauchy adaptive parameter mechanism,the ACGO algorithm can effectively balance global exploration and local exploitation capabilities.To verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm,it is applied to parameter identification in five discrete memristive neuron maps(DMNMs)and compared with seven intelligent optimization algorithms.Simulation results demonstrate that the ACGO algorithm achieves higher accuracy and faster convergence.In addition,an in-depth investigation is conducted into the effects of sample size and objective function on identification performance.The results indicate that setting the sample size to 4 and selecting the mean squared error(MSE)as the objective function can achieve better identification performance and a high level of robustness.展开更多
With the increasing complexity of substation inspection tasks,achieving efficient and safe path planning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in densely populated and structurally complex three-dimensional(3D)environments rem...With the increasing complexity of substation inspection tasks,achieving efficient and safe path planning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in densely populated and structurally complex three-dimensional(3D)environments remains a critical challenge.To address this problem,this paper proposes an improved path planning algorithm—Random Geometric Graph(RGG)-guided Rapidly-exploring Random Tree(R-RRT)—based on the classical Rapidly-exploring Random Tree(RRT)framework.First,a refined 3D occupancy grid map is constructed from Light Detection and Ranging point cloud data through ground filtering,noise removal,coordinate transformation,and obstacle inflation using spherical structuring elements.During the planning stage,a dynamic goal-biasing strategy is introduced to adaptively adjust the sampling direction,the sampling distribution is optimized using a pre-generated RGG,and collision detection is accelerated via a K-Dimensional Tree structure.After initial trajectory generation,redundant nodes are eliminated via greedy pruning,and a curvature-minimizing gradient-based optimizationmethod is applied to smooth the trajectory.Experimental results conducted in a simulated substation environment demonstrate that,compared with mainstream path planning algorithms,the proposed R-RRT achieves superior performance in terms of path length,planning time,and trajectory smoothness.Comprehensive analysis shows that the proposed method significantly enhances trajectory quality,planning efficiency,and operational safety,validating its applicability and advantages for high-precision 3D path planning in complex substation inspection scenarios.展开更多
针对弱纹理和变光照环境下基于点特征的视觉SLAM(simultaneous localization and mapping)算法轨迹漂移的问题,提出了一种基于改进自适应阈值ELSED算法(Adaptive-ELSED)的快速点线融合双目视觉SLAM算法。通过在ELSED算法中添加自适应阈...针对弱纹理和变光照环境下基于点特征的视觉SLAM(simultaneous localization and mapping)算法轨迹漂移的问题,提出了一种基于改进自适应阈值ELSED算法(Adaptive-ELSED)的快速点线融合双目视觉SLAM算法。通过在ELSED算法中添加自适应阈值矩阵,动态调整不同光照条件下梯度阈值,并使用长度抑制和短线合并策略,提高线特征的质量。利用基于双目几何约束和图像结构相似性(SSIM)进行快速线段特征三角化。基于历史位姿及误差分析获取初始位姿,通过自适应因子实现光束法平差过程中点线特征的更有效融合。实验结果表明,所提算法在提高线特征质量的同时,耗时仅为LSD算法的50%,线特征匹配速度较传统LBD算法提升67%,挑战性场景下轨迹误差较ORB-SLAM3降低62.2%,系统的平均跟踪帧率为27帧/s,在保证系统实时性的同时,显著提升了系统在弱纹理、变光照环境下的精度和鲁棒性。展开更多
针对动态场景导致视觉定位与建图(simultaneous localization and mapping,SLAM)算法位姿估计精度低和地图质量差等问题,提出一种结合深度学习的动态视觉SLAM算法。该算法在ORB-SLAM3前端引入轻量化且目标识别率高的YOLO11n目标检测网络...针对动态场景导致视觉定位与建图(simultaneous localization and mapping,SLAM)算法位姿估计精度低和地图质量差等问题,提出一种结合深度学习的动态视觉SLAM算法。该算法在ORB-SLAM3前端引入轻量化且目标识别率高的YOLO11n目标检测网络,检测潜在动态区域,并结合Lucas-Kanade(LK)光流法识别其中的动态特征点,从而在剔除动态特征点的同时保留静态特征点,提高特征点利用率和位姿估计精度。此外,新增语义地图构建线程,通过去除YOLO11n识别到的动态物体点云,并融合前端提取的语义信息,实现静态语义地图的构建。在TUM数据集上的实验结果表明,相较于ORB-SLAM3,该算法在高动态序列数据集中的定位精度提升了95.02%,验证了该算法在动态环境下的有效性,能显著提升视觉SLAM系统的定位精度和地图构建质量。展开更多
The development of wind power clusters has scaled in terms of both scale and coverage,and the impact of weather fluctuations on cluster output changes has become increasingly complex.Accurately identifying the forward...The development of wind power clusters has scaled in terms of both scale and coverage,and the impact of weather fluctuations on cluster output changes has become increasingly complex.Accurately identifying the forward-looking information of key wind farms in a cluster under different weather conditions is an effective method to improve the accuracy of ultrashort-term cluster power forecasting.To this end,this paper proposes a refined modeling method for ultrashort-term wind power cluster forecasting based on a convergent cross-mapping algorithm.From the perspective of causality,key meteorological forecasting factors under different cluster power fluctuation processes were screened,and refined training modeling was performed for different fluctuation processes.First,a wind process description index system and classification model at the wind power cluster level are established to realize the classification of typical fluctuation processes.A meteorological-cluster power causal relationship evaluation model based on the convergent cross-mapping algorithm is pro-posed to screen meteorological forecasting factors under multiple types of typical fluctuation processes.Finally,a refined modeling meth-od for a variety of different typical fluctuation processes is proposed,and the strong causal meteorological forecasting factors of each scenario are used as inputs to realize high-precision modeling and forecasting of ultra-short-term wind cluster power.An example anal-ysis shows that the short-term wind power cluster power forecasting accuracy of the proposed method can reach 88.55%,which is 1.57-7.32%higher than that of traditional methods.展开更多
Geo-monitoring provides quantitative and reliable information to identify hazards and adopt appropriate measures timely.However,this task inherently exposes monitoring staff to hazardous environments,especially in und...Geo-monitoring provides quantitative and reliable information to identify hazards and adopt appropriate measures timely.However,this task inherently exposes monitoring staff to hazardous environments,especially in underground settings.Since 2000s,robots have been widely applied in various fields and many studies have focused on establishing autonomous mobile robotic systems as well as solving the issue of underground navigation and mapping.However,only a few studies have conducted quantitative evaluations of these methods,and almost none have provided a systematic and comprehensive assessment of the suitability of mapping robots for underground geo-monitoring.In this study,a methodology for objective and quantitative assessment of the applicability of SLAM methods in underground geo-monitoring is proposed.This involves the development of an underground test field and some specific metrics,which allow detailed local accuracy analysis of point measurements,line segments,and areas using artificial targets.With this proposed methodology,a series of repeated experimental measurements has been performed with an autonomous driving robot and the selected LiDAR-and visual-based SLAM methods.The resulting point cloud was compared with the reference data measured by a total station and a terrestrial laser scanner.The accuracy and precision of the selected SLAM methods as well as the verifiability and reliability of the results are evaluated and discussed by analysing quantities such as the deviations of the control points coordinates,cloudto-cloud distances between the test and reference point cloud,normal vector,centre point coordinates and area of the planar objects.The results demonstrate that the HDL Graph SLAM achieves satisfactory precision,accuracy,and repeatability with a mean cloud-to-cloud distance of 0.12 m(with a standard deviation of 0.13 m)in an 80 m closed-loop measurement area.Although RTAB-Map exhibits better plane-capturing capabilities,the measurement results reveal instability and inaccuracies.展开更多
基金supported by Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, China (Grant No. SKLRS-2009-ZD-04)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60909055, Grant No.61005070)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (Grant No. 2009JBZ001-2)
摘要Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is a key technology for mobile robots operating under unknown environment. While FastSLAM algorithm is a popular solution to the SLAM problem, it suffers from two major drawbacks: one is particle set degeneracy due to lack of observation information in proposal distribution design of the particle filter; the other is errors accumulation caused by linearization of the nonlinear robot motion model and the nonlinear environment observation model. For the purpose of overcoming the above problems, a new iterated sigma point FastSLAM (ISP-FastSLAM) algorithm is proposed. The main contribution of the algorithm lies in the utilization of iterated sigma point Kalman filter (ISPKF), which minimizes statistical linearization error through Gaussian-Newton iteration, to design an optimal proposal distribution of the particle filter and to estimate the environment landmarks. On the basis of Rao-Blackwellized particle filter, the proposed ISP-FastSLAM algorithm is comprised by two main parts: in the first part, an iterated sigma point particle filter (ISPPF) to localize the robot is proposed, in which the proposal distribution is accurately estimated by the ISPKF; in the second part, a set of ISPKFs is used to estimate the environment landmarks. The simulation test of the proposed ISP-FastSLAM algorithm compared with FastSLAM2.0 algorithm and Unscented FastSLAM algorithm is carried out, and the performances of the three algorithms are compared. The simulation and comparing results show that the proposed ISP-FastSLAM outperforms other two algorithms both in accuracy and in robustness. The proposed algorithm provides reference for the optimization research of FastSLAM algorithm.
摘要事件相机是一种新兴的传感器,同时具有高动态范围、低延迟、高时间分辨率、低数据冗余等特点,将事件相机运用到SLAM(simultaneous localization and mapping)技术中能够充分发挥其优势,打破传统传感器使用场景限制。为此,综述了多模态融合事件相机SLAM技术的研究现状并分析各类方法的特点与缺陷。介绍了SLAM技术与事件相机的基本原理,阐述了事件相机相比传统视觉相机的优势;从单模态事件相机(单目、双目)和多模态融合事件相机(事件与惯性、视觉惯性、多源传感器融合)SLAM技术的角度出发,分析了两者在实时性、应用场景及算力需求上的优缺点并总结了各自的发展历程,而后探讨单一事件相机和多模态融合事件相机对系统性能的影响并给出了部分多模态融合事件相机的性能比较结果。最后,总结了多模态融合事件相机的SLAM技术未来的研究方向,如多模态事件SLAM算法优化与泛化能力提升、多源异构传感器深度融合架构扩展等,以此为事件相机在SLAM领域的应用提供一定的参考与借鉴。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62501516 and 62572419)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(Grant Nos.2025JJ50391 and 2025JJ50392)the Research Foundation of the Education Department of Hunan Province(Grant Nos.23B0131 and 24A0124)。
摘要Discrete memristive neuron systems have attracted considerable attention due to their nonlinear dynamical properties,low computational overhead,and ease of hardware implementation.For the practical engineering applications of discrete memristive neuron systems,effective control remains a key issue.Parameter identification using intelligent optimization algorithms is an important approach for controlling complex nonlinear systems.However,classical algorithms are prone to falling into local optima and often exhibit high computational complexity,resulting in slow convergence.Therefore,a new algorithm named adaptive chaos game optimization(ACGO)is proposed to address these issues.By introducing a differential evolution mutation strategy and a Cauchy adaptive parameter mechanism,the ACGO algorithm can effectively balance global exploration and local exploitation capabilities.To verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm,it is applied to parameter identification in five discrete memristive neuron maps(DMNMs)and compared with seven intelligent optimization algorithms.Simulation results demonstrate that the ACGO algorithm achieves higher accuracy and faster convergence.In addition,an in-depth investigation is conducted into the effects of sample size and objective function on identification performance.The results indicate that setting the sample size to 4 and selecting the mean squared error(MSE)as the objective function can achieve better identification performance and a high level of robustness.
基金Funding for this research was provided by the Program for Scientific Research Innovation Team in Colleges and Universities of Anhui Province(No.2022AH010095)the Hefei Key Technology R&D“Champion-Based Selection”Project(No.2023SGJ011).
摘要With the increasing complexity of substation inspection tasks,achieving efficient and safe path planning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in densely populated and structurally complex three-dimensional(3D)environments remains a critical challenge.To address this problem,this paper proposes an improved path planning algorithm—Random Geometric Graph(RGG)-guided Rapidly-exploring Random Tree(R-RRT)—based on the classical Rapidly-exploring Random Tree(RRT)framework.First,a refined 3D occupancy grid map is constructed from Light Detection and Ranging point cloud data through ground filtering,noise removal,coordinate transformation,and obstacle inflation using spherical structuring elements.During the planning stage,a dynamic goal-biasing strategy is introduced to adaptively adjust the sampling direction,the sampling distribution is optimized using a pre-generated RGG,and collision detection is accelerated via a K-Dimensional Tree structure.After initial trajectory generation,redundant nodes are eliminated via greedy pruning,and a curvature-minimizing gradient-based optimizationmethod is applied to smooth the trajectory.Experimental results conducted in a simulated substation environment demonstrate that,compared with mainstream path planning algorithms,the proposed R-RRT achieves superior performance in terms of path length,planning time,and trajectory smoothness.Comprehensive analysis shows that the proposed method significantly enhances trajectory quality,planning efficiency,and operational safety,validating its applicability and advantages for high-precision 3D path planning in complex substation inspection scenarios.
摘要针对弱纹理和变光照环境下基于点特征的视觉SLAM(simultaneous localization and mapping)算法轨迹漂移的问题,提出了一种基于改进自适应阈值ELSED算法(Adaptive-ELSED)的快速点线融合双目视觉SLAM算法。通过在ELSED算法中添加自适应阈值矩阵,动态调整不同光照条件下梯度阈值,并使用长度抑制和短线合并策略,提高线特征的质量。利用基于双目几何约束和图像结构相似性(SSIM)进行快速线段特征三角化。基于历史位姿及误差分析获取初始位姿,通过自适应因子实现光束法平差过程中点线特征的更有效融合。实验结果表明,所提算法在提高线特征质量的同时,耗时仅为LSD算法的50%,线特征匹配速度较传统LBD算法提升67%,挑战性场景下轨迹误差较ORB-SLAM3降低62.2%,系统的平均跟踪帧率为27帧/s,在保证系统实时性的同时,显著提升了系统在弱纹理、变光照环境下的精度和鲁棒性。
摘要针对动态场景导致视觉定位与建图(simultaneous localization and mapping,SLAM)算法位姿估计精度低和地图质量差等问题,提出一种结合深度学习的动态视觉SLAM算法。该算法在ORB-SLAM3前端引入轻量化且目标识别率高的YOLO11n目标检测网络,检测潜在动态区域,并结合Lucas-Kanade(LK)光流法识别其中的动态特征点,从而在剔除动态特征点的同时保留静态特征点,提高特征点利用率和位姿估计精度。此外,新增语义地图构建线程,通过去除YOLO11n识别到的动态物体点云,并融合前端提取的语义信息,实现静态语义地图的构建。在TUM数据集上的实验结果表明,相较于ORB-SLAM3,该算法在高动态序列数据集中的定位精度提升了95.02%,验证了该算法在动态环境下的有效性,能显著提升视觉SLAM系统的定位精度和地图构建质量。
基金funded by the State Grid Science and Technology Project“Research on Key Technologies for Prediction and Early Warning of Large-Scale Offshore Wind Power Ramp Events Based on Meteorological Data Enhancement”(4000-202318098A-1-1-ZN).
摘要The development of wind power clusters has scaled in terms of both scale and coverage,and the impact of weather fluctuations on cluster output changes has become increasingly complex.Accurately identifying the forward-looking information of key wind farms in a cluster under different weather conditions is an effective method to improve the accuracy of ultrashort-term cluster power forecasting.To this end,this paper proposes a refined modeling method for ultrashort-term wind power cluster forecasting based on a convergent cross-mapping algorithm.From the perspective of causality,key meteorological forecasting factors under different cluster power fluctuation processes were screened,and refined training modeling was performed for different fluctuation processes.First,a wind process description index system and classification model at the wind power cluster level are established to realize the classification of typical fluctuation processes.A meteorological-cluster power causal relationship evaluation model based on the convergent cross-mapping algorithm is pro-posed to screen meteorological forecasting factors under multiple types of typical fluctuation processes.Finally,a refined modeling meth-od for a variety of different typical fluctuation processes is proposed,and the strong causal meteorological forecasting factors of each scenario are used as inputs to realize high-precision modeling and forecasting of ultra-short-term wind cluster power.An example anal-ysis shows that the short-term wind power cluster power forecasting accuracy of the proposed method can reach 88.55%,which is 1.57-7.32%higher than that of traditional methods.
基金supported by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation,the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG,German Research Foundation,Project number 422117092)the Saxon Ministry of Science and Arts.
摘要Geo-monitoring provides quantitative and reliable information to identify hazards and adopt appropriate measures timely.However,this task inherently exposes monitoring staff to hazardous environments,especially in underground settings.Since 2000s,robots have been widely applied in various fields and many studies have focused on establishing autonomous mobile robotic systems as well as solving the issue of underground navigation and mapping.However,only a few studies have conducted quantitative evaluations of these methods,and almost none have provided a systematic and comprehensive assessment of the suitability of mapping robots for underground geo-monitoring.In this study,a methodology for objective and quantitative assessment of the applicability of SLAM methods in underground geo-monitoring is proposed.This involves the development of an underground test field and some specific metrics,which allow detailed local accuracy analysis of point measurements,line segments,and areas using artificial targets.With this proposed methodology,a series of repeated experimental measurements has been performed with an autonomous driving robot and the selected LiDAR-and visual-based SLAM methods.The resulting point cloud was compared with the reference data measured by a total station and a terrestrial laser scanner.The accuracy and precision of the selected SLAM methods as well as the verifiability and reliability of the results are evaluated and discussed by analysing quantities such as the deviations of the control points coordinates,cloudto-cloud distances between the test and reference point cloud,normal vector,centre point coordinates and area of the planar objects.The results demonstrate that the HDL Graph SLAM achieves satisfactory precision,accuracy,and repeatability with a mean cloud-to-cloud distance of 0.12 m(with a standard deviation of 0.13 m)in an 80 m closed-loop measurement area.Although RTAB-Map exhibits better plane-capturing capabilities,the measurement results reveal instability and inaccuracies.