DEQ-MCL: Discrete-Event Queue-based Monte-Carlo Localization

Abstract

Spatial cognition in hippocampal formation is posited to play a crucial role in the development of self-localization techniques for robots. In this paper, we propose a self-localization approach, DEQ-MCL, based on the discrete event queue hypothesis associated with phase precession within the hippocampal formation. Our method effectively estimates the posterior distribution of states, encompassing both past, present, and future states that are organized as a queue. This approach enables the smoothing of the posterior distribution of past states using current observations and the weighting of the joint distribution by considering the feasibility of future states. Our findings indicate that the proposed method holds promise for augmenting self-localization performance in indoor environments.