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Autori principali: Luo, Yarong, Lu, Wentao, Guo, Chi, Li, Ming
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Pubblicazione: 2026
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.01404
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author Luo, Yarong
Lu, Wentao
Guo, Chi
Li, Ming
author_facet Luo, Yarong
Lu, Wentao
Guo, Chi
Li, Ming
contents Cooperative localization is essential for swarm applications like collaborative exploration and search-and-rescue missions. However, maintaining real-time capability, robustness, and computational efficiency on resource-constrained platforms presents significant challenges. To address these challenges, we propose D-GVIO, a buffer-driven and fully decentralized GNSS-Visual-Inertial Odometry (GVIO) framework that leverages a novel buffering strategy to support efficient and robust distributed state estimation. The proposed framework is characterized by four core mechanisms. Firstly, through covariance segmentation, covariance intersection and buffering strategy, we modularize propagation and update steps in distributed state estimation, significantly reducing computational and communication burdens. Secondly, the left-invariant extended Kalman filter (L-IEKF) is adopted for information fusion, which exhibits superior state estimation performance over the traditional extended Kalman filter (EKF) since its state transition matrix is independent of the system state. Thirdly, a buffer-based re-propagation strategy is employed to handle delayed measurements efficiently and accurately by leveraging the L-IEKF, eliminating the need for costly re-computation. Finally, an adaptive buffer-driven outlier detection method is proposed to dynamically cull GNSS outliers, enhancing robustness in GNSS-challenged environments.
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spellingShingle D-GVIO: A Buffer-Driven and Efficient Decentralized GNSS-Visual-Inertial State Estimator for Multi-Agent Systems
Luo, Yarong
Lu, Wentao
Guo, Chi
Li, Ming
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Cooperative localization is essential for swarm applications like collaborative exploration and search-and-rescue missions. However, maintaining real-time capability, robustness, and computational efficiency on resource-constrained platforms presents significant challenges. To address these challenges, we propose D-GVIO, a buffer-driven and fully decentralized GNSS-Visual-Inertial Odometry (GVIO) framework that leverages a novel buffering strategy to support efficient and robust distributed state estimation. The proposed framework is characterized by four core mechanisms. Firstly, through covariance segmentation, covariance intersection and buffering strategy, we modularize propagation and update steps in distributed state estimation, significantly reducing computational and communication burdens. Secondly, the left-invariant extended Kalman filter (L-IEKF) is adopted for information fusion, which exhibits superior state estimation performance over the traditional extended Kalman filter (EKF) since its state transition matrix is independent of the system state. Thirdly, a buffer-based re-propagation strategy is employed to handle delayed measurements efficiently and accurately by leveraging the L-IEKF, eliminating the need for costly re-computation. Finally, an adaptive buffer-driven outlier detection method is proposed to dynamically cull GNSS outliers, enhancing robustness in GNSS-challenged environments.
title D-GVIO: A Buffer-Driven and Efficient Decentralized GNSS-Visual-Inertial State Estimator for Multi-Agent Systems
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.01404