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Kalman filter

In French:
Filtre de Kalman

Definition

An estimation algorithm that combines a prediction based on a model of the motion with imperfect measurements to estimate the state of a system, for example a robot’s position and speed. It alternates two steps: predicting the next state, then correcting it with the new measurement, taking into account the uncertainty of each. Its extended version (EKF) handles non-linear systems; the ROS package robot_localization uses it to fuse sensors.

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