State estimation based on the concept of continuous symmetry and observability analysis: The case of calibration

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-255

  Martinelli, Agostino ^a  

^a National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control Rhone Alpes   (France)

Author keywords

Observability; sensor calibration; sensor fusion; state estimation and navigation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION; CALIBRATION ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION PROBLEMS; CONTINUOUS SYMMETRY; EFFICIENT STRATEGY; ESTIMATION PROBLEM; INERTIAL SENSOR; MOBILE ROBOTIC; NON-OBSERVABLE; NONLINEAR FUNCTIONS; OBSERVABILITY ANALYSIS; ODOMETRY; PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE; SELF CALIBRATION; SENSOR CALIBRATION; SENSOR DATA; SENSOR FUSION; VISION SENSORS;

CALIBRATION; ESTIMATION; MACHINERY; NAVIGATION; OBSERVABILITY; STATE ESTIMATION;

SENSORS;

EID: 79953770650     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2011.2109210     Document Type: Article

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