Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gyroscope assisted scalable visual simultaneous localization and mapping
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Application No.: US14940704Application Date: 2015-11-13
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Publication No.: US09846042B2Publication Date: 2017-12-19
- Inventor: Benzun Wisely Babu , David Cyganski , R. James Duckworth
- Applicant: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Applicant Address: US MA Worcester
- Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Current Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Worcester
- Agency: Chapin IP Law, LLC
- Main IPC: G01C21/20
- IPC: G01C21/20 ; G01C21/18 ; G05D1/02 ; G06T7/80 ; G06T7/246

Abstract:
An indoor localization system uses Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (VSLAM) aided by gyroscope sensor information. Indoor environments pose several challenges which could cause a vision only system to fail due to tracking errors. Investigation revealed significant feature loss in a vision only system when traversing plain walls, windows and staircases. However, the addition of a gyroscope helps in handling such difficult conditions by providing additional rotational information. A portable system consisting of an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and a stereo camera has been developed for indoor mapping. The images and gyroscope rates acquired by the system are stored and post-processed using Gyroscope Assisted Scalable Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Algorithm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160209217A1 GYROSCOPE ASSISTED SCALABLE VISUAL SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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