Projects

Intersection Keypoints for Global Localization

  • Global vehicle localization under GNSS degradation
  • Cost-effective alternative to HD maps using OpenStreetMap
  • Framework leverages road intersections as distinctive landmarks
  • Compact binary descriptors jointly encode road and building imprints
  • Discrepancy mitigation enables robust cross-modal matching
  • State-of-the-art accuracy, applicable to diverse perception sensors

LiDAR-based Road Intersection Localization

  • Road intersection detection and localization using on-vehicle 3D LiDAR
  • Non-learning-based algorithm eliminating manual intersection labeling
  • Integration of semantic segmentation and vehicle odometry as inputs
  • Automated evaluation using public, free, Earth-scale OpenStreetMap data
  • Localization accuracy exceeds the state-of-the-art by over 2×
  • Robustness to semantic noise up to 10× standard error rates

Visual-Inertial-GNSS Integrated Localization

  • Long-term accurate pose estimation by complementary sensor fusion
  • Bounded heading estimation using a single GNSS antenna
  • Pose registration in the geographic coordinate system
  • Late-fusion architecture enabling flexible design and efficient execution
  • Decimeter-level position and degree-level heading accuracy
  • Self-alignment capability after prolonged GNSS outages

Tightly-Coupled Visual-Inertial Odometry

  • Precise and high-rate pose estimation by complementary sensor fusion
  • Adaptive synchronization compensating for variable camera exposure time
  • Intrinsic and extrinsic calibration of a camera-camera-IMU suite
  • Real-time deployment on an embedded computing platform
  • Minimal accumulated errors in position and orientation
  • Validated robustness under lighting changes and dynamic outliers

Intuitive Teleoperation for Robotic Arms

  • Motion replication from the human hand to a robotic arm
  • Digital twin feedback of the robot and the remote environment
  • Real-time teleoperation with an optimized software implementation
  • Seamless task training and repetition without traditional point teaching
  • Industrial-grade kinematic modeling and trajectory planning
  • Custom-designed force-sensing end-effector gripper