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A MAN-PORTABLE, IMU-FREE MOBILE MAPPING SYSTEM

Andreas Nüchter, Dorit Borrmann, Philipp Koch, Markus Kühn, Stefan May

Year
2015
Citations
46
Access
Open access

Abstract

Abstract. Mobile mapping systems are commonly mounted on cars, ships and robots. The data is directly geo-referenced using GPS data and expensive IMU (inertial measurement systems). Driven by the need for flexible, indoor mapping systems we present an inexpensive mobile mapping solution that can be mounted on a backpack. It combines a horizontally mounted 2D profiler with a constantly spinning 3D laser scanner. The initial system featuring a low-cost MEMS IMU was revealed and demonstrated at MoLaS: Technology Workshop Mobile Laser Scanning at Fraunhofer IPM in Freiburg in November 2014. In this paper, we present an IMU-free solution.

Keywords

Inertial measurement unitMobile mappingGlobal Positioning SystemLaser scanningComputer scienceScannerSimultaneous localization and mappingComputer visionReal-time computingMobile robot

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