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With the rapid development of autonomous driving and SLAM technology, the performance of autonomous systems using multimodal sensors highly relies on accurate extrinsic calibration. Addressing the need for a convenient, maintenance-friendly…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Wonho Song , Minho Oh , Jaeyoung Lee , Hyun Myung

Determining the extrinsic parameter between multiple LiDARs and cameras is essential for autonomous robots, especially for solid-state LiDARs, where each LiDAR unit has a very small Field-of-View (FoV), and multiple units are often used…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-09-27 Xiyuan Liu , Chongjian Yuan , Fu Zhang

Calibration of multi-camera systems is a key task for accurate object tracking. However, it remains a challenging problem in real-world conditions, where traditional methods are not applicable due to the lack of accurate floor plans,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-08 Aleksandr Abramov

Owing to the capability for reliable and all-weather long-range sensing, the fusion of LiDAR and Radar has been widely applied to autonomous vehicles for robust perception. In practical operation, well manually calibrated extrinsic…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-24 Weimin Wang , Yu Du , Ting Yang , Yu Liu

Camera-LiDAR extrinsic calibration is a critical task for multi-sensor fusion in autonomous systems, such as self-driving vehicles and mobile robots. Traditional techniques often require manual intervention or specific environments, making…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-09 Mathieu Cocheteux , Julien Moreau , Franck Davoine

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) fuse data from multiple sensors and sensing modalities to impart a measure of robustness when operating in adverse conditions. Radars and cameras are popular choices for use in sensor fusion; although radar…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-12 Emmett Wise , Qilong Cheng , Jonathan Kelly

Camera calibration is an important prerequisite towards the solution of 3D computer vision problems. Traditional methods rely on static images of a calibration pattern. This raises interesting challenges towards the practical usage of event…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-07-29 Kun Huang , Yifu Wang , Laurent Kneip

This paper presents a novel indoor layout estimation system based on the fusion of 2D LiDAR and intensity camera data. A ground robot explores an indoor space with a single floor and vertical walls, and collects a sequence of intensity…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-04-26 Jieyu Li , Robert Stevenson

Constructing precise global maps is a key task in robotics and is required for localization, surveying, monitoring, or constructing digital twins. To build accurate maps, data from mobile 3D LiDAR sensors is often used. Mapping requires…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-17 Louis Wiesmann , Elias Marks , Saurabh Gupta , Tiziano Guadagnino , Jens Behley , Cyrill Stachniss

LIDAR and RADAR are two commonly used sensors in autonomous driving systems. The extrinsic calibration between the two is crucial for effective sensor fusion. The challenge arises due to the low accuracy and sparse information in RADAR…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-05-19 Peng Jiang , Srikanth Saripalli

Sensor calibration, which can be intrinsic or extrinsic, is an essential step to achieve the measurement accuracy required for modern perception and navigation systems deployed on autonomous robots. To date, intrinsic calibration models for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-07-29 Jiunn-Kai Huang , Chenxi Feng , Madhav Achar , Maani Ghaffari , Jessy W. Grizzle

Sensor fusion is vital for the safe and robust operation of autonomous vehicles. Accurate extrinsic sensor to sensor calibration is necessary to accurately fuse multiple sensor's data in a common spatial reference frame. In this paper, we…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-06 Jack Borer , Jeremy Tschirner , Florian Ölsner , Stefan Milz

In autonomous systems, sensor calibration is essential for safe and efficient navigation in dynamic environments. Accurate calibration is a prerequisite for reliable perception and planning tasks such as object detection and obstacle…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-02 Ilir Tahiraj , Markus Edinger , Dominik Kulmer , Markus Lienkamp

We present a novel multi-modal extrinsic calibration framework designed to simultaneously estimate the relative poses between event cameras, LiDARs, and RGB cameras, with particular focus on the challenging event camera calibration. Core of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Andrea Bertogalli , Giacomo Boracchi , Luca Magri

Accurate extrinsic calibration between LiDAR and camera sensors is important for reliable perception in autonomous systems. In this paper, we present a novel multi-objective optimization framework that jointly minimizes the geometric…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-26 Venkat Karramreddy , Rangarajan Ramanujam

As neuromorphic technology is maturing, its application to robotics and autonomous vehicle systems has become an area of active research. In particular, event cameras have emerged as a compelling alternative to frame-based cameras in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-22 Kevin Ta , David Bruggemann , Tim Brödermann , Christos Sakaridis , Luc Van Gool

Conventional single LiDAR systems are inherently constrained by their limited field of view (FoV), leading to blind spots and incomplete environmental awareness, particularly on robotic platforms with strict payload limitations. Integrating…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-26 Jianping Li , Zhongyuan Liu , Xinhang Xu , Jinxin Liu , Shenghai Yuan , Fang Xu , Lihua Xie

LiDAR-camera extrinsic calibration (LCEC) is crucial for multi-modal data fusion in autonomous robotic systems. Existing methods, whether target-based or target-free, typically rely on customized calibration targets or fixed scene types,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-11 Zhiwei Huang , Jiaqi Li , Hongbo Zhao , Xiao Ma , Ping Zhong , Xiaohu Zhou , Wei Ye , Rui Fan

Mobile robots equipped with multiple light detection and ranging (LiDARs) and capable of recognizing their surroundings are increasing due to the minitualization and cost reduction of LiDAR. This paper proposes a target-less extrinsic…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-16 Shun Niijima , Atsushi Suzuki , Ryoichi Tsuzaki , Masaya Kinoshita

Camera and 3D LiDAR sensors have become indispensable devices in modern autonomous driving vehicles, where the camera provides the fine-grained texture, color information in 2D space and LiDAR captures more precise and farther-away distance…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-08-18 Lin Zhao , Hui Zhou , Xinge Zhu , Xiao Song , Hongsheng Li , Wenbing Tao