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Estimating and understanding the surroundings of the vehicle precisely forms the basic and crucial step for the autonomous vehicle. The perception system plays a significant role in providing an accurate interpretation of a vehicle's…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-03-16 Sreenivasa Hikkal Venugopala

RGB-Thermal salient object detection (SOD) combines two spectra to segment visually conspicuous regions in images. Most existing methods use boundary maps to learn the sharp boundary. These methods ignore the interactions between isolated…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-17 Heng Zhou , Chunna Tian , Zhenxi Zhang , Chengyang Li , Yuxuan Ding , Yongqiang Xie , Zhongbo Li

Conventionally, human intuition defines vision as a modality of passive optical sensing, relying on ambient light to perceive the environment. However, active optical sensing, which involves emitting and receiving signals, offers unique…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-27 Wei Gao , Jie Zhang , Mingle Zhao , Zhiyuan Zhang , Shu Kong , Maani Ghaffari , Dezhen Song , Cheng-Zhong Xu , Hui Kong

Compared to RGB images, raw sensor data provides a richer representation of information, which is crucial for accurate recognition, particularly under challenging conditions such as low-light environments. The traditional Image Signal…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Hanxi Li , Yao Cheng , Bo Zhang , Li Zeng

Real-time traffic light recognition is fundamental for autonomous driving safety and navigation in urban environments. While existing approaches rely on single-frame analysis from onboard cameras, they struggle with complex scenarios…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-01 Miao Fan , Xuxu Kong , Shengtong Xu , Haoyi Xiong , Xiangzeng Liu

The ability to detect objects in all lighting (i.e., normal-, over-, and under-exposed) conditions is crucial for real-world applications, such as self-driving.Traditional RGB-based detectors often fail under such varying lighting…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-20 Jiahang Cao , Xu Zheng , Yuanhuiyi Lyu , Jiaxu Wang , Renjing Xu , Lin Wang

A detailed environment perception is a crucial component of automated vehicles. However, to deal with the amount of perceived information, we also require segmentation strategies. Based on a grid map environment representation, well-suited…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-12-06 Sascha Wirges , Tom Fischer , Jesus Balado Frias , Christoph Stiller

Visual object tracking with RGB and thermal infrared (TIR) spectra available, shorted in RGBT tracking, is a novel and challenging research topic which draws increasing attention nowadays. In this paper, we propose an RGBT tracker which…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-02-01 Zhangyong Tang , Tianyang Xu , Xiao-Jun Wu

Tremendous progress in deep learning over the last years has led towards a future with autonomous vehicles on our roads. Nevertheless, the performance of their perception systems is strongly dependent on the quality of the utilized training…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-13 Daniel Bogdoll , Enrico Eisen , Maximilian Nitsche , Christin Scheib , J. Marius Zöllner

Detecting tiny objects in multimodal Red-Green-Blue-Thermal (RGBT) imagery is a critical challenge in computer vision, particularly in surveillance, search and rescue, and autonomous navigation. Drone-based scenarios exacerbate these…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Peiran Peng , Tingfa Xu , Liqiang Song , Mengqi Zhu , Yuqiang Fang , Jianan Li

3D object detection is a common function within the perception system of an autonomous vehicle and outputs a list of 3D bounding boxes around objects of interest. Various 3D object detection methods have relied on fusion of different sensor…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-11-02 Eduardo Arnold , Mehrdad Dianati , Robert de Temple , Saber Fallah

Multi-sensor fusion is central to robust robotic perception, yet most existing systems operate under static sensor configurations, collecting all modalities at fixed rates and fidelity regardless of their situational utility. This rigidity…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-12 Yanchen Liu , Yuang Fan , Minghui Zhao , Xiaofan Jiang

LiDAR is crucial for robust 3D scene perception in autonomous driving. LiDAR perception has the largest body of literature after camera perception. However, multi-task learning across tasks like detection, segmentation, and motion…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-20 Sambit Mohapatra , Senthil Yogamani , Varun Ravi Kumar , Stefan Milz , Heinrich Gotzig , Patrick Mäder

Collaborative perception plays a crucial role in enhancing environmental understanding by expanding the perceptual range and improving robustness against sensor failures, which primarily involves collaborative 3D detection and tracking…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-10 Xunjie He , Christina Dao Wen Lee , Meiling Wang , Chengran Yuan , Zefan Huang , Yufeng Yue , Marcelo H. Ang

Ensuring robust and real-time obstacle avoidance is critical for the safe operation of autonomous robots in dynamic, real-world environments. This paper proposes a neural network framework for predicting the time and collision position of…

The dynamic and unpredictable nature of road traffic necessitates effective accident detection methods for enhancing safety and streamlining traffic management in smart cities. This paper offers a comprehensive exploration study of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-17 Victor Adewopo , Nelly Elsayed

The comprehensive representation and understanding of the driving environment is crucial to improve the safety and reliability of autonomous vehicles. In this paper, we present a new approach to establish an environment model containing a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-05-24 Nico Engel , Stefan Hoermann , Philipp Henzler , Klaus Dietmayer

Accurate motion understanding of the dynamic objects within the scene in bird's-eye-view (BEV) is critical to ensure a reliable obstacle avoidance system and smooth path planning for autonomous vehicles. However, this task has received…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-06 Hiep Truong Cong , Ajay Kumar Sigatapu , Arindam Das , Yashwanth Sharma , Venkatesh Satagopan , Ganesh Sistu , Ciaran Eising

The deep integration of communication with intelligence and sensing, as a defining vision of 6G, renders environment-aware channel prediction a key enabling technology. As a representative 6G application, vehicular communications require…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Xuejian Zhang , Ruisi He , Minseok Kim , Inocent Calist , Mi Yang , Ziyi Qi

Accurate 3D object detection for autonomous driving requires complementary sensors. Cameras provide dense semantics but unreliable depth, while millimeter-wave radar offers precise range and velocity measurements with sparse geometry. We…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Mayank Mayank , Bharanidhar Duraisamy , Florian Geiß , Abhinav Valada