Intelligent Navigation and Mapping Lab

The Intelligent Navigation and Mapping Lab is led by Dr. Hongzhou Yang at the University of Calgary, specializes in developing advanced navigation and mapping technologies for autonomous systems through sensor integration and machine learning. The lab integrates multiple sensors, including GNSS, IMU, camera, LiDAR, radar, and odometer, to provide reliable and precise navigation and mapping solutions. Machine learning algorithms are also employed to enhance these systems, ensuring scalability and efficiency in autonomous navigation and mapping technologies.

news

Dec 16, 2024	Year-end Group Dinner at Happy Lamb Hot Pot! We had a wonderful afternoon celebrating the achievements of the year with great food and even better company. This year, we were joined by new faces: Ananya (not in the picture due to travelling), Paul, Shichuang, and Daiwuran, who have brought fresh perspectives and energy to the group. A special shout-out to Shuai, who was the MVP of the buffet today! Here’s to a productive and exciting new year ahead.
Oct 04, 2024	We were thrilled to welcome Li-Ta during his recent visit to our team. His presence provided an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas, discuss ongoing projects, and explore potential collaborations. As part of his visit, Li-Ta delivered insightful guest lectures, sharing his research journey and expertise. His engaging presentation captivated the team and students, sparking meaningful discussions that continued well beyond the lecture. We greatly value the knowledge and inspiration gained from his visit and look forward to future collaborations, building upon the strong connections established.
Jul 08, 2024	We are excited to share that Louise, Favour, and Rebekah have already joined our research group this summer. Louise is visiting us from Hong Kong PolyU with the UG Summer Research Abroad Sponsorship (USRA), while Favour and Rebekah have joined funded by the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) project. Additionally, earlier this summer, three more research students—Raymond, Bosco, and Trevor—joined our group. Raymond and Bosco are recipients of the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, and Trevor is funded through SSE.
Jul 03, 2024	Congratulations to Qiaozhuang! His latest paper “Credible positioning of BDS RTK/INS integration based on multi-information cross-validation” was accepted by the IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, cheers!
Jun 16, 2024	The data collection platform is ready for the first road test with multiple sensors onboard, including the GNSS, IMU, camera, LiDAR and MCU.

selected publications

2024

Evaluation of the Multi-GNSS, Dual-Frequency RTK Positioning Performance for Recent Android Smartphone Models in a Phone-to-Phone Setup

Robert Odolinski, Hongzhou Yang, Li-Ta Hsu, and 3 more authors

In Proceedings of the 2024 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation , 2024

Bib

@inproceedings{odolinski2024evaluation,
  title = {Evaluation of the Multi-GNSS, Dual-Frequency RTK Positioning Performance for Recent Android Smartphone Models in a Phone-to-Phone Setup},
  author = {Odolinski, Robert and Yang, Hongzhou and Hsu, Li-Ta and Khider, Mohammed and Fu, Guoyu Michael and Dusha, Damien},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2024 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation},
  pages = {42--53},
  year = {2024},
}

A Hopular based weighting scheme for improving kinematic GNSS positioning in deep urban canyon

Zelin Zhou, Baoyu Liu, and Hongzhou Yang

Measurement Science and Technology, 2024

Bib

@article{zhou2024hopular,
  title = {A Hopular based weighting scheme for improving kinematic GNSS positioning in deep urban canyon},
  author = {Zhou, Zelin and Liu, Baoyu and Yang, Hongzhou},
  journal = {Measurement Science and Technology},
  volume = {35},
  number = {7},
  pages = {076304},
  year = {2024},
  publisher = {IOP Publishing},
}

2023

A consistent and grid-based regional slant ionospheric model with an increasing number of satellite corrections for PPP-RTK

Sijie Lyu, Yan Xiang, Yi Zhang, and 4 more authors

GPS Solutions, 2023

Bib

@article{lyu2023consistent,
  title = {A consistent and grid-based regional slant ionospheric model with an increasing number of satellite corrections for PPP-RTK},
  author = {Lyu, Sijie and Xiang, Yan and Zhang, Yi and Yang, Hongzhou and Pei, Ling and Yu, Wenxian and Turong, Trieu-Kien},
  journal = {GPS Solutions},
  volume = {27},
  number = {3},
  pages = {97},
  year = {2023},
  publisher = {Springer Berlin Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg},
}

2019

A new datum jump detection and mitigation method of Real-Time Service (RTS) clock products

Liang Zhang, Hongzhou Yang, Yibin Yao, and 2 more authors

GPS Solutions, 2019

Bib

@article{zhang2019new,
  title = {A new datum jump detection and mitigation method of Real-Time Service (RTS) clock products},
  author = {Zhang, Liang and Yang, Hongzhou and Yao, Yibin and Gao, Yang and Xu, Chaoqian},
  journal = {GPS Solutions},
  volume = {23},
  pages = {1--12},
  year = {2019},
  publisher = {Springer Berlin Heidelberg},
}

2017

Keynote: Analysis of the Extended Orbit and Clock Corrections for Real-Time PPP

Hongzhou Yang, Yang Gao, Chaoqian Xu, and 1 more author

In Proceedings of the ION 2017 Pacific PNT Meeting , 2017

Bib

@inproceedings{yang2017keynote,
  title = {Keynote: Analysis of the Extended Orbit and Clock Corrections for Real-Time PPP},
  author = {Yang, Hongzhou and Gao, Yang and Xu, Chaoqian and Nie, Zhixi},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the ION 2017 Pacific PNT Meeting},
  pages = {653--658},
  year = {2017},
}