A Sliding-Window Filter for Online Continuous-Time Continuum Robot State Estimation

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Autori principali: Teetaert, Spencer, Lilge, Sven, Burgner-Kahrs, Jessica, Barfoot, Timothy D.
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Teetaert, Spencer
Lilge, Sven
Burgner-Kahrs, Jessica
Barfoot, Timothy D.
author_facet Teetaert, Spencer
Lilge, Sven
Burgner-Kahrs, Jessica
Barfoot, Timothy D.
contents Stochastic state estimation methods for continuum robots (CRs) often struggle to balance accuracy and computational efficiency. While several recent works have explored sliding-window formulations for CRs, these methods are limited to simplified, discrete-time approximations and do not provide stochastic representations. In contrast, current stochastic filter methods must run at the speed of measurements, limiting their full potential. Recent works in continuous-time estimation techniques for CRs show a principled approach to addressing this runtime constraint, but are currently restricted to offline operation. In this work, we present a sliding-window filter (SWF) for continuous-time state estimation of CRs that improves upon the accuracy of a filter approach while enabling continuous-time methods to operate online, all while running at faster-than-real-time speeds. This represents the first stochastic SWF specifically designed for CRs, providing a promising direction for future research in this area.
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spellingShingle A Sliding-Window Filter for Online Continuous-Time Continuum Robot State Estimation
Teetaert, Spencer
Lilge, Sven
Burgner-Kahrs, Jessica
Barfoot, Timothy D.
Robotics
Stochastic state estimation methods for continuum robots (CRs) often struggle to balance accuracy and computational efficiency. While several recent works have explored sliding-window formulations for CRs, these methods are limited to simplified, discrete-time approximations and do not provide stochastic representations. In contrast, current stochastic filter methods must run at the speed of measurements, limiting their full potential. Recent works in continuous-time estimation techniques for CRs show a principled approach to addressing this runtime constraint, but are currently restricted to offline operation. In this work, we present a sliding-window filter (SWF) for continuous-time state estimation of CRs that improves upon the accuracy of a filter approach while enabling continuous-time methods to operate online, all while running at faster-than-real-time speeds. This represents the first stochastic SWF specifically designed for CRs, providing a promising direction for future research in this area.
title A Sliding-Window Filter for Online Continuous-Time Continuum Robot State Estimation
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26623