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As 3D perception problems grow in popularity and the need for large-scale labeled datasets for LiDAR semantic segmentation increase, new methods arise that aim to reduce the necessity for dense annotations by employing weakly-supervised…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-28 Ozan Unal , Dengxin Dai , Lukas Hoyer , Yigit Baran Can , Luc Van Gool

LiDAR segmentation has emerged as an important task to enrich scene perception and understanding. Range-view-based methods have gained popularity due to their high computational efficiency and compatibility with real-time deployment.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-28 Longyu Yang , Lu Zhang , Jun Liu , Yap-Peng Tan , Heng Tao Shen , Xiaofeng Zhu , Ping Hu

With the rapid proliferation of autonomous driving, there has been a heightened focus on the research of lidar-based 3D semantic segmentation and object detection methodologies, aiming to ensure the safety of traffic participants. In recent…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-13 Jiahua Xu , Si Zuo , Chenfeng Wei , Wei Zhou

Reliable deep learning models require not only accurate predictions but also well-calibrated confidence estimates to ensure dependable uncertainty estimation. This is crucial in safety-critical applications like autonomous driving, which…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-05-14 Hanieh Shojaei Miandashti , Qianqian Zou , Claus Brenner

In this paper, we consider the transformation of laser range measurements into a top-view grid map representation to approach the task of LiDAR-only semantic segmentation. Since the recent publication of the SemanticKITTI data set,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-05-15 Frank Bieder , Sascha Wirges , Johannes Janosovits , Sven Richter , Zheyuan Wang , Christoph Stiller

Semantic segmentation of LiDAR data presents considerable challenges, particularly when dealing with diverse sensor types and configurations. However, incorporating semantic information can significantly enhance the accuracy and robustness…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-26 Sven Ochs , Philip Schörner , Marc René Zofka , J. Marius Zöllner

This paper presents a method to detect reflection of 3D light detection and ranging (Lidar) scans and uses it to classify the points and also map objects outside the line of sight. Our software uses several approaches to analyze the point…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-10-28 Xiting Zhao , Zhijie Yang , Sören Schwertfeger

This paper presents an approach for applying camera perception techniques to spinning LiDAR data. To improve the robustness of long-term change detection from a 3D LiDAR, range and intensity information are rendered into virtual…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-01 Alexander Krawciw , Sven Lilge , Timothy D. Barfoot

Semantic segmentation aims to robustly predict coherent class labels for entire regions of an image. It is a scene understanding task that powers real-world applications (e.g., autonomous navigation). One important application, the use of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-16 Yuxiang Zhang , Sachin Mehta , Anat Caspi

Semantic scene understanding is important for various applications. In particular, self-driving cars need a fine-grained understanding of the surfaces and objects in their vicinity. Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) provides precise…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-08-19 Jens Behley , Martin Garbade , Andres Milioto , Jan Quenzel , Sven Behnke , Cyrill Stachniss , Juergen Gall

3D point clouds play a pivotal role in outdoor scene perception, especially in the context of autonomous driving. Recent advancements in 3D LiDAR segmentation often focus intensely on the spatial positioning and distribution of points for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Li Li , Hubert P. H. Shum , Toby P. Breckon

When using LiDAR semantic segmentation models for safety-critical applications such as autonomous driving, it is essential to understand and improve their robustness with respect to a large range of LiDAR corruptions. In this paper, we aim…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-01-09 Xu Yan , Chaoda Zheng , Ying Xue , Zhen Li , Shuguang Cui , Dengxin Dai

Densely annotating LiDAR point clouds is costly, which restrains the scalability of fully-supervised learning methods. In this work, we study the underexplored semi-supervised learning (SSL) in LiDAR segmentation. Our core idea is to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-09-04 Lingdong Kong , Jiawei Ren , Liang Pan , Ziwei Liu

Line segments are ubiquitous in our human-made world and are increasingly used in vision tasks. They are complementary to feature points thanks to their spatial extent and the structural information they provide. Traditional line detectors…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-03-29 Rémi Pautrat , Daniel Barath , Viktor Larsson , Martin R. Oswald , Marc Pollefeys

In the rapidly evolving field of autonomous driving, precise segmentation of LiDAR data is crucial for understanding complex 3D environments. Traditional approaches often rely on disparate, standalone codebases, hindering unified…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-31 Jiahao Sun , Chunmei Qing , Xiang Xu , Lingdong Kong , Youquan Liu , Li Li , Chenming Zhu , Jingwei Zhang , Zeqi Xiao , Runnan Chen , Tai Wang , Wenwei Zhang , Kai Chen

This paper investigates the impact of LiDAR configuration shifts on the performance of 3D LiDAR point cloud semantic segmentation models, a topic not extensively studied before. We explore the effect of using different LiDAR channels when…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-06-30 Jinhee Yu , Jingdao Chen , Lalitha Dabbiru , Christopher T. Goodin

Referring 3D Segmentation is a visual-language task that segments all points of the specified object from a 3D point cloud described by a sentence of query. Previous works perform a two-stage paradigm, first conducting language-agnostic…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-29 Xuexun Liu , Xiaoxu Xu , Jinlong Li , Qiudan Zhang , Xu Wang , Nicu Sebe , Lin Ma

Although LiDAR sensors are crucial for autonomous systems due to providing precise depth information, they struggle with capturing fine object details, especially at a distance, due to sparse and non-uniform data. Recent advances introduced…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Tiago Cortinhal , Idriss Gouigah , Eren Erdal Aksoy

LiDAR-based roadside perception is a cornerstone of advanced Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). While considerable research has addressed optimal LiDAR placement for infrastructure, the profound impact of differing LiDAR scanning…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Zhiqi Qi , Runxin Zhao , Hanyang Zhuang , Chunxiang Wang , Ming Yang

LiDAR semantic segmentation provides 3D semantic information about the environment, an essential cue for intelligent systems during their decision making processes. Deep neural networks are achieving state-of-the-art results on large public…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-12-06 Inigo Alonso , Luis Riazuelo , Luis Montesano , Ana C. Murillo