• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 61, Issue 18, 1812002 (2024)
Long Li1, Yi An1,2,*, Lirong Xie1, Zhuo Sun2, and Hongxiang Dong1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electrical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, China
  • 2School of Control Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP232559 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Long Li, Yi An, Lirong Xie, Zhuo Sun, Hongxiang Dong. Multimodal Fusion Odometer Based on Deep Learning and Kalman Filter[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(18): 1812002 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Odometry is an important component of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology. Existing odometry algorithms mainly rely on visual or laser sensors, failing to fully exploit the advantages of multimodal sensors and exhibiting insufficient robustness in feature-deprived scenarios and complex environments. To address this issue, this paper utilizes data from multimodal sensors including lidar, color camera, and inertial measurement unit, and proposes a multimodal fusion deep network, MLVIO-Net, which collaborates with an error state Kalman filter (ESKF) to form a multimodal fusion odometry system. MLVIO-Net consists of a feature pyramid network, multi-layer bidirectional long-short term memory (Bi-LSTM) network, pose estimation network, and pose optimization network, achieving close integration of multimodal data. The feature pyramid network performs hierarchical feature extraction on lidar point clouds, while the LSTM network effectively learns the temporal features of inertial measurement data. The pose estimation and optimization networks iteratively refine the predicted results. The ESKF predicts poses using the kinematic model of the inertial measurement unit and corrects poses using the predictions from MLVIO-Net, thereby improving prediction accuracy and significantly enhancing the output frame rate of the odometry. Experimental results on the open dataset KITTI demonstrate that the proposed multimodal fusion odometry exhibits higher accuracy and robustness compared to other common algorithms.
    Long Li, Yi An, Lirong Xie, Zhuo Sun, Hongxiang Dong. Multimodal Fusion Odometer Based on Deep Learning and Kalman Filter[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(18): 1812002
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