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This paper proposes SemCal: an automatic, targetless, extrinsic calibration algorithm for a LiDAR and camera system using semantic information. We leverage a neural information estimator to estimate the mutual information (MI) of semantic…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-09-22 Peng Jiang , Philip Osteen , Srikanth Saripalli

This work proposes a novel motion guided method for target-less self-calibration of a LiDAR and camera and use the re-projection of LiDAR points onto the image reference frame for real-time depth upsampling. The calibration parameters are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-07-06 Juan Castorena , Gint Puskorius , Gaurav Pandey

Autonomous systems often employ multiple LiDARs to leverage the integrated advantages, enhancing perception and robustness. The most critical prerequisite under this setting is the estimating the extrinsic between each LiDAR, i.e.,…

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

Accurate LiDAR-Camera (LC) calibration is challenging but crucial for autonomous systems and robotics. In this paper, we propose two single-shot and target-less algorithms to estimate the calibration parameters between LiDAR and camera…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-05 Yanyu Zhang , Jie Xu , Wei Ren

State-of-the-art LiDAR calibration frameworks mainly use non-probabilistic registration methods such as Iterative Closest Point (ICP) and its variants. These methods suffer from biased results due to their pair-wise registration procedure…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Ilir Tahiraj , Felix Fent , Philipp Hafemann , Egon Ye , Markus Lienkamp

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

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

Most sensor setups for onboard autonomous perception are composed of LiDARs and vision systems, as they provide complementary information that improves the reliability of the different algorithms necessary to obtain a robust scene…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-16 Jorge Beltrán , Carlos Guindel , Arturo de la Escalera , Fernando García

Sensor fusion has become a popular topic in robotics. However, conventional fusion methods encounter many difficulties, such as data representation differences, sensor variations, and extrinsic calibration. For example, the calibration…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-08-29 Shuyi Zhou , Shuxiang Xie , Ryoichi Ishikawa , Ken Sakurada , Masaki Onishi , Takeshi Oishi

Mobile robotic applications need precise information about the geometric position of the individual sensors on the platform. This information is given by the extrinsic calibration parameters which define how the sensor is rotated and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-07-11 Philipp Glira , Christoph Weidinger , Johann Weichselbaum

Accurate odometry is a critical component in a robotic navigation stack, and subsequent modules such as planning and control often rely on an estimate of the robot's motion. Sensor-based odometry approaches should be robust across sensor…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-17 Meher V. R. Malladi , Tiziano Guadagnino , Luca Lobefaro , Cyrill Stachniss

In this paper, we study state estimation of multi-visual-inertial systems (MVIS) and develop sensor fusion algorithms to optimally fuse an arbitrary number of asynchronous inertial measurement units (IMUs) or gyroscopes and global and(or)…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-04 Yulin Yang , Patrick Geneva , Guoquan Huang

Reliable multimodal sensor fusion algorithms require accurate spatiotemporal calibration. Recently, targetless calibration techniques based on implicit neural representations have proven to provide precise and robust results. Nevertheless,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-19 Quentin Herau , Moussab Bennehar , Arthur Moreau , Nathan Piasco , Luis Roldao , Dzmitry Tsishkou , Cyrille Migniot , Pascal Vasseur , Cédric Demonceaux

With information from multiple input modalities, sensor fusion-based algorithms usually out-perform their single-modality counterparts in robotics. Camera and LIDAR, with complementary semantic and depth information, are the typical choices…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-07-11 Akio Kodaira , Yiyang Zhou , Pengwei Zang , Wei Zhan , Masayoshi Tomizuka

In a multi-sensor fusion system composed of cameras and LiDAR, precise extrinsic calibration contributes to the system's long-term stability and accurate perception of the environment. However, methods based on extracting and registering…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-29 Tianle Zeng , Dengke He , Feifan Yan , Meixi He

Autonomous driving has spurred the development of sensor fusion techniques, which combine data from multiple sensors to improve system performance. In particular, localization system based on sensor fusion , such as Visual Simultaneous…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-16 Xiaowen Tao , Pengxiang Meng , Bing Zhu , Jian Zhao

Data fusion algorithms that employ LiDAR measurements, such as Visual-LiDAR, LiDAR-Inertial, or Multiple LiDAR Odometry and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) rely on precise timestamping schemes that grant synchronicity to data…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-09-14 Marsel Faizullin , Anastasiia Kornilova , Gonzalo Ferrer

In this paper, we present TEScalib, a novel extrinsic self-calibration approach of LiDAR and stereo camera using the geometric and photometric information of surrounding environments without any calibration targets for automated driving…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-03-01 Haohao Hu , Fengze Han , Frank Bieder , Jan-Hendrik Pauls , Christoph Stiller

In this paper, we propose a tightly-coupled, multi-modal simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) framework, integrating an extensive set of sensors: IMU, cameras, multiple lidars, and Ultra-wideband (UWB) range measurements, hence…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Thien-Minh Nguyen , Shenghai Yuan , Muqing Cao , Thien Hoang Nguyen , Lihua Xie