基于激光惯性紧耦合的特征匹配优化方法

    Feature Matching Optimization for Tightly-Coupled LiDAR-IMU Systems

    • 摘要: 即时定位与地图构建(Simultaneous Localization and Mapping,SLAM)是煤矿井下移动机器人自主移动与作业的关键技术。针对当前在点云稠密度较低的环境下特征匹配精度低的问题,建立了基于因子图优化和激光雷达与惯性测量单元(Inertial Measurement Unit,IMU)紧耦合的SLAM算法,提出了扫描到地图匹配(scan-to-map, s2m)与特征到特征匹配(feature-to-feature, f2f)融合的特征匹配算法,利用二者相互融合的方法兼顾点云特征强、弱不同环境下的特征匹配,提高了点云在弱环境下的配准精度。采用公开数据集KITTI进行模拟实验验证,并使用EVO轨迹评估工具进行定量分析。实验结果表明,将s2m与f2f匹配算法进行融合后,所提算法的建图全局一致性上有良好的表现,解决了s2m匹配在弱环境下特征匹配易发生漂移的问题,提高了在井下弱环境下定位建图的精度及鲁棒性。

       

      Abstract: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is a critical technology for the autonomous movement and operation of mobile robots in coal mines. To address the issue of low feature matching accuracy in environments with sparse point clouds, this study establishes a SLAM algorithm based on factor graph optimization and tight coupling of LiDAR and an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). A novel feature matching algorithm that integrates scan-to-map (s2m) and feature-to-feature (f2f) matching is proposed. This fusion approach enables adaptation to both feature-rich and feature-weak environments, thereby improving point cloud registration accuracy in challenging conditions with weak features. Simulations were conducted using the public KITTI dataset for validation, and quantitative analysis was performed using the EVO trajectory evaluation tool. Experimental results demonstrate that the fusion of s2m and f2f matching algorithms enhances the global consistency of the generated map. This method effectively mitigates the drift issue associated with s2m matching in feature-weak environments and improves the accuracy and robustness of localization and mapping in underground mine environments with poor features.

       

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