Navigating Together: The CoNaV Testbed and Framework for Benchmarking Cooperative Localization

Rohith Boyinine, Jayanth Ammapalli, Anusna Chakraborty, Rajnikant Sharma, Kevin Brink, and Clark Taylor

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Abstract:	This paper presents CoNaV, a comprehensive framework for creating a multi-vehicle cooperative localization (CL) testbed designed to support the benchmarking, development, and deployment of cooperative navigation algorithms. Given the essential role of CL in improving localization accuracy for both defense and civilian applications, CoNaV provides a robust environment for rigorously validating algorithms under real-world conditions. By establishing a benchmark for CL algorithms, CoNaV lays a foundation for advancing research into more sophisticated and distributed CL solutions. This framework highlights the potential of cooperative navigation to enhance multi-vehicle operations and offers a scalable, practical approach for future developments in CL technology.
Published in:	NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation, Volume 72, Number 4
Cite this article:	Citation Tools are available on the NAVIGATION open access site https://doi.org/10.33012/navi.722
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