VISUAL POSITIONING

Camera-Based Positioning That Never Drops Out

Navi-VPS reads the look of a site — floor markings, signs, ceilings — with cameras to know where the robot is. It holds its position in identical-looking rack aisles and changing layouts, and if the position is ever lost, recovers it from a single camera image.

Navi-VPS

Technical Specifications

≤10cm

Position error

≤1°

Heading error

≥60%

Environment change with positioning still held

Position error≤ 10 cm
Heading error≤ 1°
Environment changePositioning holds through 60%+ environment change
SensorsDual RGBD cameras × 2
Camera driveIndependent servos × 2 (per-camera aiming)
ComputeBuilt-in AI edge PC (feature extraction, lightweight link to the server)
Map3D Gaussian Splatting map from video + LiDAR
Pose estimation2D–3D matching + PnP, 6-DoF
RecoveryInstant re-localization from a single camera image
HardwareShared with the Navi-Eye platform

Key Features

3 features

3DGS Map & Lightweight Link

A dense 3D Gaussian Splatting map is built from video and LiDAR, and a lightweight protocol to the server keeps it real time as the fleet grows.

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Instant Recovery from Position Loss

When the position is lost, one camera image is sent to the server, the 6-DoF pose is computed, and driving resumes.

Holds Through 60% Environment Change

Positioning holds even when the layout no longer matches the map — within 10 cm and 1°.

Solving the Camera's Weak Spots: 3DGS Map and Lightweight Link

The camera approach's weak spots — mapping, processing and transfer load, lighting changes — are solved with a 3D Gaussian Splatting map and a lightweight link. The server does the heavy matching; the robot sends only light features.

  • Mapping: 3DGS from LiDAR + video — less effort, denser data
  • Processing & transfer: a lightweight server ↔ robot protocol stays real time as the fleet grows
  • Lighting & environment: multi-view, multi-lighting 3DGS rendering builds a DB for many conditions

From Lost Position to Recovery: Instant Re-localization from One Camera Image

Until now, a robot that lost its position needed an operator to re-place it by hand, and work stopped in the meantime. Navi-VPS finds a similar scene from a single camera image, computes the 6-DoF pose and updates the position on the map at once, so driving resumes.

  • ① Build the map: a 3DGS map from video + LiDAR
  • ② Find & match: one camera image queries the server
  • ③ 2D–3D registration: 6-DoF pose by PnP
  • ④ Recover & resume: automatic, no operator needed

Compatibility & Integration

A compact add-on design mounts directly on a wide range of robot platforms. Standard interfaces make it easy to connect with your existing infrastructure.

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