Towards Multi-Sensor Equivariant Filter Design

Authors:
Martin Scheiber, Alessandro Fornasier, Christian Brommer, and Stephan Weiss
Publisher:
IROS Workshop on Equivariant Robotics
Year:
October 2024

This paper recaps the foundational building blocks for designing equivariant filters (EqFs) in robotic localization. Symmetries and group actions are outlined for key calibration states, enabling efficient multi-sensor fusion. The approach applies to UAVs equipped with common sensors like GNSS, magnetometers, and vision-based pose estimators. The effectiveness of a multi-sensor EqF is demonstrated through practical results.