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Surround depth estimation provides a cost-effective alternative to LiDAR for 3D perception in autonomous driving. While recent self-supervised methods explore multi-camera settings to improve scale awareness and scene coverage, they are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Weimin Liu , Jiyuan Qiu , Wenjun Wang , Joshua H. Meng

Robust and accurate, map-based localization is crucial for autonomous mobile systems. In this paper, we exploit range images generated from 3D LiDAR scans to address the problem of localizing mobile robots or autonomous cars in a map of a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-04-26 Xieyuanli Chen , Ignacio Vizzo , Thomas Läbe , Jens Behley , Cyrill Stachniss

Detecting 3D lanes from the camera is a rising problem for autonomous vehicles. In this task, the correct camera pose is the key to generating accurate lanes, which can transform an image from perspective-view to the top-view. With this…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-01-03 Ruijin Liu , Dapeng Chen , Tie Liu , Zhiliang Xiong , Zejian Yuan

Cross-view geo-localization aims to determine the geographical location of a query image by matching it against a gallery of images. This task is challenging due to the significant appearance variations of objects observed from variable…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-17 YiTong Liu , TianZhu Liu , YanFeng GU

Although the majority of recent autonomous driving systems concentrate on developing perception methods based on ego-vehicle sensors, there is an overlooked alternative approach that involves leveraging intelligent roadside cameras to help…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-03 Lei Yang , Jiaxin Yu , Xinyu Zhang , Jun Li , Li Wang , Yi Huang , Chuang Zhang , Hong Wang , Yiming Li

Vehicle pose estimation with LiDAR is essential in the perception technology of autonomous driving. However, due to incomplete observation measurements and sparsity of the LiDAR point cloud, it is challenging to achieve satisfactory pose…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Ningning Ding

We propose a new method named LoD-Loc for visual localization in the air. Unlike existing localization algorithms, LoD-Loc does not rely on complex 3D representations and can estimate the pose of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) using a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-17 Juelin Zhu , Shen Yan , Long Wang , Shengyue Zhang , Yu Liu , Maojun Zhang

Cross-view geo-localization (CVGL) has been widely applied in fields such as robotic navigation and augmented reality. Existing approaches primarily use single images or fixed-view image sequences as queries, which limits perspective…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-30 Qiong Wu , Panwang Xia , Lei Yu , Yi Liu , Mingtao Xiong , Liheng Zhong , Jingdong Chen , Ming Yang , Yongjun Zhang , Yi Wan

Cross-view geo-localization is a task of matching the same geographic image from different views, e.g., unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and satellite. The most difficult challenges are the position shift and the uncertainty of distance and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-01-25 Ming Dai , Jianhong Hu , Jiedong Zhuang , Enhui Zheng

We propose an approach to estimate the 6DOF pose of a satellite, relative to a canonical pose, from a single image. Such a problem is crucial in many space proximity operations, such as docking, debris removal, and inter-spacecraft…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-09-02 Bo Chen , Jiewei Cao , Alvaro Parra , Tat-Jun Chin

As the autonomous driving industry is slowly maturing, visual map localization is quickly becoming the standard approach to localize cars as accurately as possible. Owing to the rich data returned by visual sensors such as cameras or…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-08-09 Elhousni Mahdi , Huang Xinming

Absolute localization, aiming to determine an agent's location with respect to a global reference, is crucial for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in various applications, but it becomes challenging when global navigation satellite system…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-12 Xiangkai Zhang , Xiang Zhou , Mao Chen , Yuchen Lu , Xu Yang , Zhiyong Liu

Achieving top-notch performance in Intelligent Transportation detection is a critical research area. However, many challenges still need to be addressed when it comes to detecting in a cross-domain scenario. In this paper, we propose a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Tong Xiang , Hongxia Zhao , Fenghua Zhu , Yuanyuan Chen , Yisheng Lv

This work presents a technique for localization of a smart infrastructure node, consisting of a fisheye camera, in a prior map. These cameras can detect objects that are outside the line of sight of the autonomous vehicles (AV) and send…

Localization is a critical capability for robots, drones and autonomous vehicles operating in a wide range of environments. One of the critical considerations for designing, training or calibrating visual localization systems is the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-06-28 James Mount , Les Dawes , Michael Milford

The problem of identifying the 3D pose of a known object from a given 2D image has important applications in Computer Vision ranging from robotic vision to image analysis. Our proposed method of registering a 3D model of a known object on a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2012-02-10 Srimal Jayawardena , Marcus Hutter , Nathan Brewer

Advancements in LiDAR technology have led to more cost-effective production while simultaneously improving precision and resolution. As a result, LiDAR has become integral to vehicle localization, achieving centimeter-level accuracy through…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-12 Yuze Jiang , Ehsan Javanmardi , Jin Nakazato , Manabu Tsukada , Hiroshi Esaki

In this paper, we present a vision based collaborative localization framework for groups of micro aerial vehicles (MAV). The vehicles are each assumed to be equipped with a forward-facing monocular camera, and to be capable of communicating…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-04-10 Sai Vemprala , Srikanth Saripalli

Automated 3D pose estimation of satellites and other known space objects is a critical component of space situational awareness. Ground-based imagery offers a convenient data source for satellite characterization; however, analysis…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-06-27 Maxim Bazik , Brien Flewelling , Manoranjan Majji , Joseph Mundy

Extrapolative novel view synthesis can reduce camera-rig dependency in autonomous driving by generating standardized virtual views from heterogeneous sensors. Existing methods degrade outside recorded trajectories because extrapolated poses…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Yatong Lan , Rongkui Tang , Lei He