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Improving Localization Safety for Landmark-Based Lidar Localization System.

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Title/Author:	Improving Localization Safety for Landmark-Based Lidar Localization System./
Author:	Chen, Yihe.
Description:	1 online resource (144 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-11, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-11A.
Subject:	Mechanical engineering. -
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ISBN:	9798382594682

Improving Localization Safety for Landmark-Based Lidar Localization System.
Chen, Yihe.

Improving Localization Safety for Landmark-Based Lidar Localization System. - 1 online resource (144 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-11, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Illinois Institute of Technology, 2024.

Includes bibliographical references

Autonomous ground robots have gained traction in various commercial applications, with established safety protocols covering subsystem reliability, control algorithm stability, path planning, and localization. This thesis specifically delves into the localizer, a critical component responsible for determining the vehicle's state (e.g., position and orientation), assessing compliance with localization safety requirements, and proposing methods for enhancing localization safety.Within the robotics domain, diverse localizers are utilized, such as scan-matching techniques like normal distribution transformations (NDT), the iterative closest point (ICP) algorithm, probabilistic maps method, and semantic map-based localization. Notably, NDT stands out as a widely adopted standalone laser localization method, prevalent in autonomous driving software such as Autoware and Apollo platforms.In addition to the mentioned localizers, common state estimators include variants of Kalman Filter, particle filter-based, and factor graph-based estimators. The evaluation of localization performance typically involves quantifying the estimated state variance for these state estimators.While various localizer options exist, this study focuses on those utilizing extended Kalman filters and factor graph methods. Unlike methods like NDT and ICP algorithms, extended Kalman filters and factor graph based approaches guarantee bounding of estimated state uncertainty and have been extensively researched for integrity monitoring.Common variance analysis, employed for sensor readings and state estimators, has limitations, primarily focusing on non-faulted scenarios under nominal conditions. This approach proves impractical for real-world scenarios and falls short for safety-critical applications like autonomous vehicles (AVs).To overcome these limitations, this thesis utilizes a dedicated safety metric: integrity risk. Integrity risk assesses the reliability of a robot's sensory readings and localization algorithm performance under both faulted and non-faulted conditions. With a proven track record in aviation, integrity risk has recently been applied to robotics applications, particularly for evaluating the safety of lidar localization.Despite the significance of improving localization integrity risk through laser landmark manipulation, this remains an under explored territory. Existing research on robot integrity risk primarily focuses on the vehicles themselves. To comprehensively understand the integrity risk of a lidar-based localization system, as addressed in this thesis, an exploration of lidar measurement faults' modes is essential, a topic covered in this thesis.The primary contributions of this thesis include: A realistic error estimation method for state estimators in autonomous vehicles navigating using pole-shape lidar landmark maps, along with a compensatory method; A method for quantifying the risk associated with unmapped associations in urban environments, enhancing the realism of values provided by the integrity risk estimator; a novel approach to improve the localization integrity of autonomous vehicles equipped with lidar feature extractors in urban environments through minimal environmental modifications, mitigating the impact of unmapped association faults. Simulation results and experimental results are presented and discussed to illustrate the impact of each method, providing further insights into their contributions to localization safety.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798382594682Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Mechanical engineering.
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Autonomous vehiclesIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

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