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Main Authors: Kindle, Julien, Loetscher, Michael, Alessandretti, Andrea, Cadena, Cesar, Hutter, Marco
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14280
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author Kindle, Julien
Loetscher, Michael
Alessandretti, Andrea
Cadena, Cesar
Hutter, Marco
author_facet Kindle, Julien
Loetscher, Michael
Alessandretti, Andrea
Cadena, Cesar
Hutter, Marco
contents Accurate positioning is crucial in the construction industry, where labor shortages highlight the need for automation. Robotic systems with long kinematic chains are required to reach complex workspaces, including floors, walls, and ceilings. These requirements significantly impact positioning accuracy due to effects such as deflection and backlash in various parts along the kinematic chain. In this work, we introduce a novel approach that integrates deflection and backlash compensation models with high-accuracy accelerometers, significantly enhancing position accuracy. Our method employs a modular framework based on a factor graph formulation to estimate the state of the kinematic chain, leveraging acceleration measurements to inform the model. Extensive testing on publicly released datasets, reflecting real-world construction disturbances, demonstrates the advantages of our approach. The proposed method reduces the $95\%$ error threshold in the xy-plane by $50\%$ compared to the state-of-the-art Virtual Joint Method, and by $31\%$ when incorporating base tilt compensation.
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spellingShingle Enhancing Robotic Precision in Construction: A Modular Factor Graph-Based Framework to Deflection and Backlash Compensation Using High-Accuracy Accelerometers
Kindle, Julien
Loetscher, Michael
Alessandretti, Andrea
Cadena, Cesar
Hutter, Marco
Robotics
Accurate positioning is crucial in the construction industry, where labor shortages highlight the need for automation. Robotic systems with long kinematic chains are required to reach complex workspaces, including floors, walls, and ceilings. These requirements significantly impact positioning accuracy due to effects such as deflection and backlash in various parts along the kinematic chain. In this work, we introduce a novel approach that integrates deflection and backlash compensation models with high-accuracy accelerometers, significantly enhancing position accuracy. Our method employs a modular framework based on a factor graph formulation to estimate the state of the kinematic chain, leveraging acceleration measurements to inform the model. Extensive testing on publicly released datasets, reflecting real-world construction disturbances, demonstrates the advantages of our approach. The proposed method reduces the $95\%$ error threshold in the xy-plane by $50\%$ compared to the state-of-the-art Virtual Joint Method, and by $31\%$ when incorporating base tilt compensation.
title Enhancing Robotic Precision in Construction: A Modular Factor Graph-Based Framework to Deflection and Backlash Compensation Using High-Accuracy Accelerometers
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14280