An Infrastructure-less, Control-Independent Solution to Relative Localisation of a Team of Mobile Robots using Ranging Measurements
Researchers have developed a new decentralized algorithm for mobile robot teams that enables relative localization without relying on fixed infrastructure or controlled motion. This approach uses only local odometry, sparse ranging measurements, and short-range communication. The algorithm employs a multi-hypothesis Bayesian framework to maintain all feasible solutions, ensuring robustness even when observability is temporarily lost, and allows agents to benefit from group estimates even in partially connected networks. AI
IMPACT This algorithm could enable more flexible and autonomous operation of robot fleets in complex environments.