3D pose and target position estimation for a quadruped walking robot

This paper describes a 3D pose estimation method for a quadruped robot and a target tracking method for its navigation. The estimated 3D pose is a key resource for walking robot operation. The pose is applied to two components: the robot´s walking control and navigation. The estimated robot pose can be used to compensate sensor data such as camera and lidar. The estimated target is used as part of a leader-following system in a GPS-denied environment. In this paper, we show a 3D pose estimation method for the robot for and target tracking for leader-following navigation.