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Although simultaneous localization and mapping based on light detection and ranging (LiDAR-SLAM) is effective in global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-denied environments, it can provide only local positioning results, with error divergence over distance. Ultrawideband (UWB) technology is an effective alternative; however, non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation in complex indoor environments severely affects the precision of UWB positioning, and LiDAR-SLAM typically provides more robust results under such conditions. For robust and high-precision positioning, we propose an improved-UWB\/LiDAR-SLAM tightly coupled (TC) integrated algorithm. This method is the first to combine a LiDAR point cloud map generated via LiDAR-SLAM with position information from UWB anchors to distinguish between line-of-sight (LOS) and NLOS measurements through obstacle detection and NLOS identification (NI) in real time. Additionally, to alleviate positioning error accumulation in long-term SLAM, an improved-UWB\/LiDAR-SLAM TC positioning model is constructed using UWB LOS measurements and LiDAR-SLAM positioning information. Parameter solving using a robust extended Kalman filter (REKF) to suppress the effect of UWB gross errors improves the robustness and positioning performance of the integrated system. Experimental results show that the proposed NI method using the LiDAR point cloud can efficiently and accurately identify UWB NLOS errors to improve the performance of UWB ranging and positioning in real scenarios. The TC integrated method combining NI and REKF achieves better positioning effectiveness and robustness than other comparative methods and satisfactory control of sensor errors with a root-mean-square error of 0.094 m, realizing subdecimeter indoor positioning.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs14061380","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,13]],"date-time":"2022-03-13T21:44:17Z","timestamp":1647207857000},"page":"1380","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["Improved-UWB\/LiDAR-SLAM Tightly Coupled Positioning System with NLOS Identification Using a LiDAR Point Cloud in GNSS-Denied Environments"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9868-2614","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhijian","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geomatics, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aigong","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geomatics, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xin","family":"Sui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geomatics, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Changqiang","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geomatics, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Siyu","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geomatics, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiaxin","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geomatics, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhengxu","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geomatics, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"253","DOI":"10.1007\/s00190-016-0960-3","article-title":"Multi-GNSS precise point positioning (MGPPP) using raw observations","volume":"91","author":"Liu","year":"2017","journal-title":"J. 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