SCHOLARLY RECORD / IEEE ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION MAGAZINE
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM): Part I — The Essential Algorithms
Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Tim Bailey
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Plain-language summary
A tutorial treatment of the probabilistic foundations and core formulations of SLAM.
Why it matters
It provides foundational context for a navigation problem used across mobile robots, drones and autonomous vehicles.