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Microscopic ground texture enables high-precision mobile robot localization

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Researchers have developed a novel method for high-precision mobile robot localization using microscopic ground texture. This technique leverages optical magnification and image-space localization uncertainty to achieve accuracy in the tens-of-micrometers range. The system addresses challenges related to calibration, camera modeling, and focus in high-magnification imaging, demonstrating translation RMSEs as low as 28-73 $\mu$m across various surface textures. This approach enables mobile localization to reach a precision level typically seen in fixed positioning systems. AI

IMPACT This research could enable more precise navigation and interaction for mobile robots in various applications.

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Microscopic ground texture enables high-precision mobile robot localization

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Aaron Wilhelm, Marina de Albuquerque Marcon, Emith Uyanwatte, Nils Napp ·

    Micro-Localization: High-Precision Mobile Robot Localization Using Microscopic Ground Texture

    arXiv:2610.22563v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We demonstrate high-precision global localization using natural ground texture viewed through microscope optics, achieving localization in the tens-of-micrometers regime. For the planar ground texture localization problem consider…

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