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Maximum Likelihood Fusion Models

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Author
Jones, Brandon
Abstract

In the absence of a global frame of reference, the ability to fuse data collected by multiple mobile agents that operate in separate coordinate systems is critical for enabling autonomy in multi-agent navigation and perception systems. Of particular interest is the ability to fuse rigid body metric environment models in order to construct a global model from the data collected by each agent. This thesis presents a data fusion approach for combining Gaussian metric models of an environment constructed by multiple agents that operate outside of a global reference frame. Common landmarks are combined using a nonlinear least squares approximation, which yields an exact solution under the assumption of isotropic covariance. Rigid body transform parameters and common landmarks are found using a hypergraph registration approach. The approach demonstrates a robustness to outliers in registration by incorporating unit quaternions to reject outliers on a unit sphere. The performance of the approach is evaluated using experimental benchmark datasets collected in natural and semi-structured environments with camera and laser sensors.

Date Issued
2013-08-19
Committee Chair
Tong, Lang
Committee Member
Johnson Jr, Charles R.
Campbell, Mark
Degree Discipline
Electrical Engineering
Degree Name
Ph. D., Electrical Engineering
Degree Level
Doctor of Philosophy
Type
dissertation or thesis

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