Probabilistic Membrane Computing-Based SLAM for Patrol UAVs in Coal Mines

Patrol unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in coal mines have high requirements for environmental perception. Because there are no GPS signals in a mine, it is necessary to use simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) to realize environmental perception for UAVs. Combined with complex coal mine envi...

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Main Authors: Jiachang Xu, Yourui Huang, Ruijuan Zhao, Yu Liu, Hongjin Li
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c71ddaf68cd244dca9decaecacfaa9d2
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Summary:Patrol unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in coal mines have high requirements for environmental perception. Because there are no GPS signals in a mine, it is necessary to use simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) to realize environmental perception for UAVs. Combined with complex coal mine environments, an integrated navigation algorithm for unmanned helicopter inertial measurement units (IMUs), light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems, and depth cameras based on probabilistic membrane computing-based SLAM (PMC-SLAM) is proposed. First, based on an analysis of the working principle of each sensor, the mathematical models for the corresponding sensors are given. Second, an algorithm is designed for the membrane, and a probabilistic membrane system is constructed. The probabilistic SLAM map is constructed by sparse filtering. The experimental results show that PMC can further improve the accuracy of map construction. While adapting to the trend of intelligent precision mining in coal mines, this approach provides theoretical support and application practice for coal mine disaster prevention and control.