Elevated high-precision mapping and localization technology for periodic inspections

Abstract Due to the absence of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) information within tunnels, mobile mapping systems encounter issues with cumulative errors, making it difficult to obtain precise absolute pose information. Consequently, reproducing point cloud maps becomes challenging, thereb...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xianghua Fan, Wenbo Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86133-5
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1823862488559517696
author Xianghua Fan
Wenbo Pan
author_facet Xianghua Fan
Wenbo Pan
author_sort Xianghua Fan
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Due to the absence of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) information within tunnels, mobile mapping systems encounter issues with cumulative errors, making it difficult to obtain precise absolute pose information. Consequently, reproducing point cloud maps becomes challenging, thereby limiting the capability of tunnel defect detection methods to conduct repeated inspections, posing a major obstacle in assessing defect progression trends. To address this challenge, this paper proposes a high-dimensional, multi-constraint framework, which integrates not only front-end odometry techniques based on the Error-State Kalman Filter but also back-end optimization techniques utilizing factor graphs. Additionally, we introduce hundred-meter marker detection and recognition methods to enhance loop closure detection, effectively eliminating accumulated errors and achieving precise initialization of train positioning even in the absence of GNSS signals. Multiple experiments conducted in subway tunnel scenarios demonstrate the robust trajectory estimation capability of the proposed method in long tunnel scenarios, showcasing clear advantages over classical multi-sensor fusion methods prone to failure due to sensor degradation. Specifically, the method exhibits accumulated errors in map trajectory consistency below 0.02% in tunnel scenes, with an average positioning error of only 0.05 m, demonstrating its high accuracy and reliability. Currently, the method has been successfully validated in subway scenarios, showing promising application prospects.
format Article
id doaj-art-7d42fb46998d48beb263ade186a96ef3
institution Kabale University
issn 2045-2322
language English
publishDate 2025-02-01
publisher Nature Portfolio
record_format Article
series Scientific Reports
spelling doaj-art-7d42fb46998d48beb263ade186a96ef32025-02-09T12:31:57ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115111310.1038/s41598-025-86133-5Elevated high-precision mapping and localization technology for periodic inspectionsXianghua Fan0Wenbo Pan1Changsha UniversityCRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co., LtdAbstract Due to the absence of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) information within tunnels, mobile mapping systems encounter issues with cumulative errors, making it difficult to obtain precise absolute pose information. Consequently, reproducing point cloud maps becomes challenging, thereby limiting the capability of tunnel defect detection methods to conduct repeated inspections, posing a major obstacle in assessing defect progression trends. To address this challenge, this paper proposes a high-dimensional, multi-constraint framework, which integrates not only front-end odometry techniques based on the Error-State Kalman Filter but also back-end optimization techniques utilizing factor graphs. Additionally, we introduce hundred-meter marker detection and recognition methods to enhance loop closure detection, effectively eliminating accumulated errors and achieving precise initialization of train positioning even in the absence of GNSS signals. Multiple experiments conducted in subway tunnel scenarios demonstrate the robust trajectory estimation capability of the proposed method in long tunnel scenarios, showcasing clear advantages over classical multi-sensor fusion methods prone to failure due to sensor degradation. Specifically, the method exhibits accumulated errors in map trajectory consistency below 0.02% in tunnel scenes, with an average positioning error of only 0.05 m, demonstrating its high accuracy and reliability. Currently, the method has been successfully validated in subway scenarios, showing promising application prospects.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86133-5Periodic inspectionsPositioningMap constructionMulti-constraint Framework
spellingShingle Xianghua Fan
Wenbo Pan
Elevated high-precision mapping and localization technology for periodic inspections
Scientific Reports
Periodic inspections
Positioning
Map construction
Multi-constraint Framework
title Elevated high-precision mapping and localization technology for periodic inspections
title_full Elevated high-precision mapping and localization technology for periodic inspections
title_fullStr Elevated high-precision mapping and localization technology for periodic inspections
title_full_unstemmed Elevated high-precision mapping and localization technology for periodic inspections
title_short Elevated high-precision mapping and localization technology for periodic inspections
title_sort elevated high precision mapping and localization technology for periodic inspections
topic Periodic inspections
Positioning
Map construction
Multi-constraint Framework
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86133-5
work_keys_str_mv AT xianghuafan elevatedhighprecisionmappingandlocalizationtechnologyforperiodicinspections
AT wenbopan elevatedhighprecisionmappingandlocalizationtechnologyforperiodicinspections