In this study, a new method called Reverse Monte Carlo Localization (R-MCL) for global localization of autonomous mobile agents
in the robotic soccer domain is proposed to overcome the uncertainty in the sensors, environment and the motion model. This
is a hybrid method based on both Markov Localization(ML) and Monte Carlo Localization(MCL) where the ML module finds the region
where the robot should be and MCL predicts the geometrical location with high precision by selecting samples in this region.
The method is very robust and fast and requires less computational power and memory compared to similar approaches and is
accurate enough for high level decision making which is vital for robot soccer.
Keywords Global localization - ML - MCL - robot soccer