Online 3D Mapping and Localization System for Agricultural Robots

Le, Tuan Dung, From, Pal and Gjevested, Jon Glenn Omholt (2019) Online 3D Mapping and Localization System for Agricultural Robots. In: 6th IFAC Conference on Sensing, Control and Automation Technologies for Agriculture, 4-6 December 2019, Sydney, Australia.

Full content URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.12.516

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Abstract

For an intelligent agricultural robot to reliably operate on a large-scale farm, it is crucial to accurately estimate its pose. In large outdoor environments, 3D LiDAR is a preferred sensor. Urban and agricultural scenarios are characteristically different, where the latter contains many poorly defined objects such as grass and trees with leaves that will generate noisy sensor signals. While state-of-the-art methods of state estimation using LiDAR, such as LiDAR odometry and mapping (LOAM), work well in urban scenarios, they will fail in the agricultural domain. Hence, we propose a mapping and localization system to cope with challenging agricultural scenarios. Our system maintains a high quality global map for subsequent reuses of relocalization or motion planning. This is beneficial as we avoid the unnecessary repetitively mapping process. Our experimental results show that we achieve comparable or better performance in state estimation, localization, and map quality when compared to LOAM.

Keywords:Design and Control of Agricultural Implements, Agricultural Machinary Guidance and Control
Subjects:D Veterinary Sciences, Agriculture and related subjects > D400 Agriculture
D Veterinary Sciences, Agriculture and related subjects > D471 Agricultural Machinery
D Veterinary Sciences, Agriculture and related subjects > D470 Agricultural Technology
H Engineering > H671 Robotics
Divisions:College of Science > Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology
ID Code:39238
Deposited On:06 Jan 2020 10:06

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