Follow That Robot! Getting Started with State Estimation for Autonomous Vehicles
April 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
| Location: | TBD |
| Cost: | Free |
For an autonomous vehicle or mobile robot to effectively navigate both structured and unstructured environments requires knowledge of the vehicle’s “state”, which may include its position, orientation, speed, or other information about its status in the world in which it operates. Solving the state estimation problem is one of the three fundamental challenges in autonomy engineering, alongside planning and control. This short workshop is designed to provide postgraduate-level students with a review and introduction to the fundamentals of state estimation for linear and nonlinear systems with a focus on the unique challenges associated with wheeled autonomous vehicles.
Joshua Marshall, PhD, PEng, is a Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, where he teaches in the Mechatronics & Robotics Program and leads the Offroad Robotics research group. His research focuses on field and mobile robotics, autonomous driving in challenging conditions, systems control engineering, vehicle navigation and mapping. For more information about his research and teaching, visit the group and his full bio.