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The problem of tracking self-motion as well as motion of objects in the scene using information from a camera is known as multi-body visual odometry and is a challenging task. This paper proposes a robust solution to achieve accurate…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-07-29 Jun Zhang , Mina Henein , Robert Mahony , Viorela Ila

We present UNRIO, an uncertainty-aware radar-inertial odometry system that estimates ego-velocity directly from raw mmWave radar IQ signals rather than processed point clouds. Existing radar-inertial odometry methods rely on handcrafted…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Jui-Te Huang , Tinashu Huang , Anthony Rowe , Michael Kaess

Monocular visual localization plays a pivotal role in advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving by estimating a vehicle's ego-motion from a single pinhole camera. Nevertheless, conventional monocular visual odometry…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-07 Hui Zhang , Zhiyang Wu , Qianqian Shangguan , Kang An

Real-time ego-motion tracking for endoscope is a significant task for efficient navigation and robotic automation of endoscopy. In this paper, a novel framework is proposed to perform real-time ego-motion tracking for endoscope. Firstly, a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-04 Liangjing Shao , Benshuang Chen , Shuting Zhao , Xinrong Chen

This paper proposes two new algorithms for certified perception in safety-critical robotic applications. The first is a Certified Visual Odometry algorithm, which uses a RGBD camera with bounded sensor noise to construct a visual odometry…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-09 Devansh R Agrawal , Rajiv Govindjee , Jiangbo Yu , Anurekha Ravikumar , Dimitra Panagou

This paper introduces a cost effective localization system combining monocular visual odometry , augmented reality (AR) poses, and integrated INS-GPS data. We address monocular VO scale factor issues using AR poses and enhance accuracy with…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-11-26 Ankit Shaw

A complete overview of the surrounding vehicle environment is important for driver assistance systems and highly autonomous driving. Fusing results of multiple sensor types like camera, radar and lidar is crucial for increasing the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-04 Markus Horn , Ole Schumann , Markus Hahn , Jürgen Dickmann , Klaus Dietmayer

The SLAM system based on static scene assumption will introduce huge estimation errors when moving objects appear in the field of view. This paper proposes a novel multi-object dynamic lidar odometry (MLO) based on semantic object detection…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-03 Tingchen Ma , Yongsheng Ou

The frame rates of most 3D LIDAR sensors used in intelligent vehicles are substantially lower than current cameras installed in the same vehicle. This research suggests using a mono camera to virtually enhance the frame rate of LIDARs,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-13 Zoltan Rozsa , Tamas Sziranyi

Water level monitoring is critical for flood management, water resource allocation, and ecological assessment, yet traditional methods remain costly and limited in coverage. This work explores radar-based sensing as a low-cost alternative…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-08 Anna Zavei-Boroda , J. Toby Minear , Kyle Harlow , Dusty Woods , Christoffer Heckman

We describe our preliminary design of a real-time asynchronous event-based monocular odometry for planetary exploration. Operating under strict computational constraints, planetary rovers frequently encounter complex, unpredictable…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Benat Inigo , Florian Steidle , Wolfgang Stuerzl

This article describes an algorithm that provides visual odometry estimates from sequential pairs of RGBD images. The key contribution of this article on RGBD odometry is that it provides both an odometry estimate and a covariance for the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-11 Andrew R. Willis , Kevin M. Brink

Autonomous driving requires a detailed understanding of complex driving scenes. The redundancy and complementarity of the vehicle's sensors provide an accurate and robust comprehension of the environment, thereby increasing the level of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-03-16 Arthur Ouaknine

State-of-the-art forward facing monocular visual-inertial odometry algorithms are often brittle in practice, especially whilst dealing with initialisation and motion in directions that render the state unobservable. In such cases having a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-05-15 Bo Fu , Kumar Shaurya Shankar , Nathan Michael

Accurate 3D multi-object tracking (MOT) is vital for autonomous vehicles, yet LiDAR and camera-based methods degrade in adverse weather. Meanwhile, Radar-based solutions remain robust but often suffer from limited vertical resolution and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-04 Dong-In Kim , Dong-Hee Paek , Seung-Hyun Song , Seung-Hyun Kong

In this paper, we present a user-friendly LiDAR-camera calibration toolkit that is compatible with various LiDAR and camera sensors and requires only a single pair of laser points and a camera image in targetless environments. Our approach…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-12 Haoxin Zhang , Shuaixin Li , Xiaozhou Zhu , Hongbo Chen , Wen Yao

Monocular egocentric human pose estimation is essential for ubiquitous activity monitoring. However, understanding the user's absolute location within the environment remains a challenge. Existing methods primarily focus on relative motion…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Hiroyuki Deguchi , Ryosuke Hori , Kotaro Amaya , Tsubasa Maruyama , Mitsunori Tada , Hideo Saito

Material awareness can improve robotic navigation and interaction, particularly in conditions where cameras and LiDAR degrade. We present a lightweight mmWave radar material classification pipeline designed for ultra-low-power edge devices…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-25 Jannik Hohmann , Dong Wang , Andreas Nüchter

This paper presents a novel algorithm to incorporate orbital parameters into radar ambiguity function expressions by extending the standard ambiguity function to match Keplerian two-body orbits. A coherent orbital matched-filter will…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-10 Brendan Hennessy , Mark Rutten , Steven Tingay , Robert Young

The fusion of sensor data from heterogeneous sensors is crucial for robust perception in various robotics applications that involve moving platforms, for instance, autonomous vehicle navigation. In particular, combining camera and lidar…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-03-10 Mao Shan , Julie Stephany Berrio , Stewart Worrall , Eduardo Nebot