A Depth-Added Visual-Inertial Odometry Based on MEMS IMU with Fast Initialization

Yuhan Zhang, Haocheng Zhao, Shuang Du, Limin Yu, Xinheng Wang

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Abstract

Recently, visual-inertial odometry (VIO) has been widely adopted for tracking the movement of robots in simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). In this paper, a low-cost and highly accurate depth-Added VIO framework is proposed for robots in indoor environments by taking advantage of an RGB-D camera and a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) inertial measurement unit (IMU). Movement estimation is achieved by IMU pre-integration and visual tracking in this tightly coupled framework. Meanwhile, an empirical IMU model is developed by using Allan variance analysis to guarantee the accuracy of the estimated errors. Images with depth information are deployed during initialization to achieve a fast response. Extensive experiments are conducted to validate the effectiveness and its performance by comparing it with other advanced schemes in indoor scenarios. The results show that the scale drift error is reduced to 2.6 % and the response time of the initialization process is improved by about 124 % compared to its counterpart.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2022 International Conference on Human-Centered Cognitive Systems, HCCS 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665450416
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Dec 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event2022 International Conference on Human-Centered Cognitive Systems, HCCS 2022 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 17 Dec 202218 Dec 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2022 International Conference on Human-Centered Cognitive Systems, HCCS 2022

Conference

Conference2022 International Conference on Human-Centered Cognitive Systems, HCCS 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period17/12/2218/12/22

Keywords

  • Micro-electromechanical systems
  • RGB-D camera
  • trajectory estimation
  • visual-inertial odometry

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