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Record Number3018
Reference TypeConference Proceedings
Author(s)Ting, J.;Theodorou, E.;Schaal, S.
Year2007
TitleA Kalman filter for robust outlier detection
Journal/Conference/Book TitleIEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robotics Systems (IROS 2007)
Keywordskalman filter, variational bayes, outliers

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a modified Kalman filter that can perform robust, real-time outlier detection in the observations, without the need for parameter tuning. Robotic systems that rely on high quality sensory data can be sensitive to data containing outliers. Since the standard Kalman filter is not robust to outliers, other variations of the Kalman filter have been proposed to overcome this issue, but these methods may require parameter tuning, use of heuristics or complicated parameter estimation. Our Kalman filter uses a weighted least squares-like approach by introducing weights for each data sample. A data sample with a smaller weight has a weaker contribution when estimating the current time stepÕs state. We learn the weights and system dynamics using a variational Expectation-Maximization framework. We evaluate our Kalman filter algorithm on synthetic data and data from a robotic dog.
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URL(s) http://www-clmc.usc.edu/publications/T/ting-IROS2007.pdf
Place PublishedSan Diego, CA: Oct. 29 Š Nov. 2
Short TitleA Kalman filter for robust outlier detection

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