An Improved Trilateral Localization Technique Fusing Extended Kalman Filter for Mobile Construction Robot

Abstract

Semi-open and chaotic environments of building sites are considered primary challenges for the localization of mobile construction robots. To mitigate environmental limitations, an improved trilateral localization technique based on artificial landmarks fusing the extended Kalman filters (EKFs) is proposed in this paper. The reflective intensity of the onboard laser is employed to identify artificial landmarks arranged in the ongoing construction environment. A trilateral positioning algorithm is then adopted and evaluated based on artificial landmarks. Multi-sensor fusion, combined with the EKF, is included to improve the positioning accuracy and reliability of the robot in complex conditions. We constructed validation scenarios in the Gazebo simulation environment to verify the required localization functionality. Concurrently, we established simulated testing environments in real-world settings, where the practicality of the proposed technique was validated through the fitting of ideal and actual localization trajectories. The effectiveness of the proposed technique was corroborated through comparative experimental results.

Keywords

• trilateral localization
• mobile construction robot
• artificial landmark
• EKF
• building environment