SLAM

SCORE: A Second-Order Conic Initialization for Range-Aided SLAM

We develop the first convex relaxation for the general multi-robot range-aided SLAM (RA-SLAM) problem.

Certifiably Correct Range-Aided SLAM

We develop the first convex relaxation for the general multi-robot range-aided SLAM (RA-SLAM) problem.

Incremental Non-Gaussian Inference for SLAM Using Normalizing Flows

A computationally-tractable method for approximating the *full* Bayesian posterior distribution in challenging high-dimensional, nonlinear, and non-Gaussian inference problems

Advances in Inference and Representation for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping

Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is the process of constructing a global model of an environment from local observations of it; this is a foundational capability for mobile robots, supporting such core functions as planning, navigation, …

Lagrangian Duality in 3D SLAM: Verification Techniques and Optimal Solutions

State-of-the-art techniques for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) employ iterative nonlinear optimization methods to compute an estimate for robot poses. While these techniques often work well in practice, they do not provide guarantees on …

RISE: An Incremental Trust-Region Method for Robust Online Sparse Least-Squares Estimation

A robust online optimization method for real-time machine perception. One of the core optimization algorithms in the GTSAM library

Robust Incremental Online Inference over Sparse Factor Graphs: Beyond the Gaussian Case

Many online inference problems in robotics and AI are characterized by probability distributions whose factor graph representations are sparse. While there do exist some computationally efficient algorithms (e.g. incremental smoothing and mapping …

An Incremental Trust-Region Method for Robust Online Sparse Least-Squares Estimation

Many online inference problems in computer vision and robotics are characterized by probability distributions whose factor graph representations are sparse and whose factors are all Gaussian functions of error residuals. Under these conditions, …