IAES International Journal of Robotics and Automation (IJRA)
Vol 15, No 2: June 2026

LiDAR-based sensor fusion and navigation for indoor autonomous mobile robots in warehouse environments

Rifda Hakima Sari (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Jazi Eko Istiyanto (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Oskar Natan (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Zaidan Hakim (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Danang Lelono (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Andi Dharmawan (Universitas Gadjah Mada)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2026

Abstract

An indoor navigation system for an autonomous mobile robot was developed using LiDAR-based perception and multi-sensor fusion. The system combines 2D LiDAR, inertial measurement unit (IMU), and wheel encoder measurements within a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) framework to support real-time localization, while the ROS2 Nav2 stack manages global path planning and local obstacle avoidance through A*-based planning and costmap-driven control. Evaluation in a warehouse-like environment showed that the robot maintained stable localization with low drift and completed autonomous navigation missions with a success rate of 93.33%. During operation, the robot was able to avoid static obstacles consistently and adjust its trajectory in response to simple dynamic obstacles through online replanning. These results indicate that the proposed system is suitable for practical indoor logistics scenarios requiring reliable navigation in structured environments. At the same time, the findings suggest the need for further improvement to handle environments with higher dynamics and denser obstacle configurations.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJRA

Publisher

Subject

Automotive Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

Robots are becoming part of people's everyday social lives and will increasingly become so. In future years, robots may become caretaker assistants for the elderly, or academic tutors for our children, or medical assistants, day care assistants, or psychological counselors. Robots may become our ...