Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface for the First Edition
- Preface for the Second Edition
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Notation
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Estimation Machinery
- 2 Primer on Probability Theory
- 3 Linear-Gaussian Estimation
- 4 Nonlinear Non-Gaussian Estimation
- 5 Handling Nonidealities in Estimation
- 6 Variational Inference
- Part II Three-Dimensional Machinery
- Part III Applications
- Part IV Appendices
- References
- Index
4 - Nonlinear Non-Gaussian Estimation
from Part I - Estimation Machinery
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 January 2024
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface for the First Edition
- Preface for the Second Edition
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Notation
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Estimation Machinery
- 2 Primer on Probability Theory
- 3 Linear-Gaussian Estimation
- 4 Nonlinear Non-Gaussian Estimation
- 5 Handling Nonidealities in Estimation
- 6 Variational Inference
- Part II Three-Dimensional Machinery
- Part III Applications
- Part IV Appendices
- References
- Index
Summary
Nonlinear systems provide additional challenges for robotic state estimation. We provide a derivation of the famous extended Kalman filter (EKF) and then go on to study several generalizations and extensions of recursive estimation that are commonly used: the Bayes filter, the iterated EKF, the particle filter, and the sigmapoint Kalman filter. We return to batch estimation for nonlinear systems, which we connect more deeply to numerical optimization than in the linear-Gaussian chapter. We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the various techniques presented and then introduce sliding-window filters as a compromise between recursive and batch methods. Finally, we discuss how continuous-time motion models can be employed in batch trajectory estimation for nonlinear systems.
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- State Estimation for RoboticsSecond Edition, pp. 97 - 156Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024