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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Robust Anchor-Aided GNSS/PDR Pedestrian Localization via Factor Graph Optimization for Remote Sighted Assistance.

Sen Huang, Jinjing Zhao, Yihan Zhong, Yiding Liu, Shengyong Xu

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Sen HuangSchool of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.ORCID 0009-0002-6168-0372
Jinjing ZhaoSchool of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.ORCID 0009-0000-0462-867X
Yihan ZhongDepartment of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1462-3642
Yiding LiuSchool of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Shengyong XuSchool of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9567-5980

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2024YFC3406302, 2017YFA0701302
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Abstract

Remote Sighted Assistance (RSA) systems provide visually impaired people (VIPs) with real-time guidance by connecting them with remote sighted agents to facilitate daily travel. However, unfamiliar environments often complicate decision-making for agents and can induce anxiety in VIPs, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the assistance provided. To address this challenge, this paper proposes a video-based map assistance method. By pre-recording pedestrian path videos and aligning them with geographic locations, the system enables route preview and enhances navigation guidance. This study introduces a factor graph optimization (FGO) algorithm that integrates Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) data for pedestrian positioning. It incorporates road-anchor constraints, a turning-point-based anchor-matching method, and a coarse-to-fine optimization strategy to improve the positioning accuracy. GNSS provides global reference positions, PDR offers precise relative motion constraints through accurate heading estimation, and anchor factors further enhance localization accuracy by leveraging known geometric features. We collected data using a smartphone equipped with a four-camera module and conducted tests in representative urban environments. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed anchor-aided FGO-GNSS/PDR algorithm achieves robust and accurate positioning, effectively supporting video-based map construction in complex urban settings. With anchor constraints, the mean horizontal positioning error was reduced by 42% to 65% and the maximum error by 38% to 76% across all datasets. In this study, the mean horizontal positioning error was 1.36 m.

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PedestriansAlgorithmsHumansPersons with Visual DisabilitiesSmartphoneWalkingfactor graph optimization (FGO)global navigation satellite system (GNSS)pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR)remote sighted assistance (RSA)road-anchorsmartphonevideo-based map

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PMCPMC12430939

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