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Place recognition is the fundamental module that can assist Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) in loop-closure detection and re-localization for long-term navigation. The place recognition community has made astonishing progress…

In this work, we present a comparative analysis of the trajectories estimated from various Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) systems in a simulation environment for vineyards. Vineyard environment is challenging for SLAM methods,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-07-13 Ibrahim Hroob , Riccardo Polvara , Sergi Molina , Grzegorz Cielniak , Marc Hanheide

Visual SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) based on planar features has found widespread applications in fields such as environmental structure perception and augmented reality. However, current research faces challenges in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-15 Xinggang Hu , Yanmin Wu , Mingyuan Zhao , Linghao Yang , Xiangkui Zhang , Xiangyang Ji

SLAM technology plays a crucial role in indoor mapping and localization. A common challenge in indoor environments is the "double-sided mapping issue", where closely positioned walls, doors, and other surfaces are mistakenly identified as a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-14 Chengwei Zhao , Yixuan Li , Yina Jian , Jie Xu , Linji Wang , Yongxin Ma , Xinglai Jin

The emergence of mobile robotics, particularly in the automotive industry, introduces a promising era of enriched user experiences and adept handling of complex navigation challenges. The realization of these advancements necessitates a…

Mapping in the GPS-denied environment is an important and challenging task in the field of robotics. In the large environment, mapping can be significantly accelerated by multiple robots exploring different parts of the environment.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-09-05 Zutao Jiang , Jihua Zhu , Yaochen Li , Zhongyu Li , Huimin Lu

Monocular simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is emerging in advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving, because a single camera is cheap and easy to install. Conventional monocular SLAM has two major challenges…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-16 Jinkyu Lee , Muhyun Back , Sung Soo Hwang , Il Yong Chun

Ever more robust, accurate and detailed mapping using visual sensing has proven to be an enabling factor for mobile robots across a wide variety of applications. For the next level of robot intelligence and intuitive user interaction, maps…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-09-29 John McCormac , Ankur Handa , Andrew Davison , Stefan Leutenegger

Simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) play a vital role in autonomous robotics. Robotic platforms are often resource-constrained, and this limitation motivates resource-efficient SLAM implementations. While sparse visual SLAM…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-06 Christiaan J. Müller , Corné E. van Daalen

Recent research on Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) based on implicit representation has shown promising results in indoor environments. However, there are still some challenges: the limited scene representation capability of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-19 Wenhua Wu , Guangming Wang , Ting Deng , Sebastian Aegidius , Stuart Shanks , Valerio Modugno , Dimitrios Kanoulas , Hesheng Wang

We study algorithms for detecting and including glass objects in an optimization-based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithm in this work. When LiDAR data is the primary exteroceptive sensory input, glass objects are not…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-12-19 Lasitha Weerakoon , Gurtajbir Singh Herr , Jasmine Blunt , Miao Yu , Nikhil Chopra

This paper demonstrates a system capable of combining a sparse, indirect, monocular visual SLAM, with both offline and real-time Multi-View Stereo (MVS) reconstruction algorithms. This combination overcomes many obstacles encountered by…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-11-09 Fangwen Shu , Paul Lesur , Yaxu Xie , Alain Pagani , Didier Stricker

A reliable, real-time simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) method is crucial for the navigation of actively controlled capsule endoscopy robots. These robots are an emerging, minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic technology…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-11-07 Mehmet Turan , Yasin Almalioglu , Hunter Gilbert , Helder Araujo , Ender Konukoglu , Metin Sitti

Autonomous exploration for mapping unknown large scale environments is a fundamental challenge in robotics, with efficiency in time, stability against map corruption and computational resources being crucial. This paper presents a novel…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Megha Maheshwari , Sadeigh Rabiee , He Yin , Martin Labrie , Hang Liu , Rajasimman Madhivanan

Dynamic objects in the environment, such as people and other agents, lead to challenges for existing simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) approaches. To deal with dynamic environments, computer vision researchers usually apply some…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-08-04 Tianwei Zhang , Huayan Zhang , Xiaofei Li , Junfeng Chen , Tin Lun Lam , Sethu Vijayakumar

Search and rescue with a team of heterogeneous mobile robots in unknown and large-scale underground environments requires high-precision localization and mapping. This crucial requirement is faced with many challenges in complex and…

Biologically inspired algorithms for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) such as RatSLAM have been shown to yield effective and robust robot navigation in both indoor and outdoor environments. One drawback however is the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-05-10 Ozan Çatal , Wouter Jansen , Tim Verbelen , Bart Dhoedt , Jan Steckel

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is one of the most important environment-perception and navigation algorithms for computer vision, robotics, and autonomous cars/drones. Hence, high quality and fast mapping becomes a fundamental…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Runfa Blark Li , Mahdi Shaghaghi , Keito Suzuki , Xinshuang Liu , Varun Moparthi , Bang Du , Walker Curtis , Martin Renschler , Ki Myung Brian Lee , Nikolay Atanasov , Truong Nguyen

Simultaneous mapping and localization (SLAM) in an real indoor environment is still a challenging task. Traditional SLAM approaches rely heavily on low-level geometric constraints like corners or lines, which may lead to tracking failure in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-10-01 Xueyang Kang , Shunying Yuan

Active Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (Active SLAM) involves the strategic planning and precise control of a robotic system's movement in order to construct a highly accurate and comprehensive representation of its surrounding…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-19 Yizhen Yin , Yuhua Qi , Dapeng Feng , Hongbo Chen , Hongjun Ma , Jin Wu , Yi Jiang