Fault Detection Algorithm for Gaussian Mixture Noises: An Application in Lidar/IMU Integrated Localization Systems

Fault detection is crucial to ensure the reliability of localization systems. However, conventional fault detection methods usually assume that noises in the system have a Gaussian distribution, limiting their effectiveness in real-world applications. This study proposes a fault detection algorithm...

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Main Authors: Penggao Yan, Zhengdao Li, Feng Huang, Weisong Wen, Li-Ta Hsu
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Published: Institute of Navigation 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://navi.ion.org/content/72/1/navi.684
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description Fault detection is crucial to ensure the reliability of localization systems. However, conventional fault detection methods usually assume that noises in the system have a Gaussian distribution, limiting their effectiveness in real-world applications. This study proposes a fault detection algorithm for an extended Kalman filter (EKF)-based localization system by modeling non-Gaussian noises as a Gaussian mixture model (GMM). The relationship between GMM-distributed noises and the measurement residual is rigorously established through error propagation, which is utilized to construct the test statistic for a chi-squared test. The proposed method is applied to an EKF-based two-dimensional light detection and ranging/inertial measurement unit integrated localization system. Experimental results in a simulated urban environment show that the proposed method exhibits a 30% improvement in the detection rate and a 17%–23% reduction in the detection delay, compared with the conventional method with Gaussian noise modeling.
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spelling doaj-art-83d64121ba044a1785749dcfec30e8692025-08-20T02:22:50ZengInstitute of NavigationNavigation2161-42962025-02-0172110.33012/navi.684navi.684Fault Detection Algorithm for Gaussian Mixture Noises: An Application in Lidar/IMU Integrated Localization SystemsPenggao YanZhengdao LiFeng HuangWeisong WenLi-Ta HsuFault detection is crucial to ensure the reliability of localization systems. However, conventional fault detection methods usually assume that noises in the system have a Gaussian distribution, limiting their effectiveness in real-world applications. This study proposes a fault detection algorithm for an extended Kalman filter (EKF)-based localization system by modeling non-Gaussian noises as a Gaussian mixture model (GMM). The relationship between GMM-distributed noises and the measurement residual is rigorously established through error propagation, which is utilized to construct the test statistic for a chi-squared test. The proposed method is applied to an EKF-based two-dimensional light detection and ranging/inertial measurement unit integrated localization system. Experimental results in a simulated urban environment show that the proposed method exhibits a 30% improvement in the detection rate and a 17%–23% reduction in the detection delay, compared with the conventional method with Gaussian noise modeling.https://navi.ion.org/content/72/1/navi.684
spellingShingle Penggao Yan
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Fault Detection Algorithm for Gaussian Mixture Noises: An Application in Lidar/IMU Integrated Localization Systems
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title Fault Detection Algorithm for Gaussian Mixture Noises: An Application in Lidar/IMU Integrated Localization Systems
title_full Fault Detection Algorithm for Gaussian Mixture Noises: An Application in Lidar/IMU Integrated Localization Systems
title_fullStr Fault Detection Algorithm for Gaussian Mixture Noises: An Application in Lidar/IMU Integrated Localization Systems
title_full_unstemmed Fault Detection Algorithm for Gaussian Mixture Noises: An Application in Lidar/IMU Integrated Localization Systems
title_short Fault Detection Algorithm for Gaussian Mixture Noises: An Application in Lidar/IMU Integrated Localization Systems
title_sort fault detection algorithm for gaussian mixture noises an application in lidar imu integrated localization systems
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