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Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) has become a critical technology for intelligent transportation systems and autonomous robots and is widely used in autonomous driving. However, traditional manual feature-based methods in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-03 Zhiqi Zhao , Chang Wu , Xiaotong Kong , Zejie Lv , Xiaoqi Du , Qiyan Li

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is moving towards a robust perception age. However, LiDAR- and visual- SLAM may easily fail in adverse conditions (rain, snow, smoke and fog, etc.). In comparison, SLAM based on 4D Radar, thermal…

Successful visual navigation depends upon capturing images that contain sufficient useful information. In this letter, we explore a data-driven approach to account for environmental lighting changes, improving the quality of images for use…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-07-12 Justin Tomasi , Brandon Wagstaff , Steven L. Waslander , Jonathan Kelly

Research in Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) has made outstanding progress over the past years. SLAM systems are nowadays transitioning from academic to real world applications. However, this transition has posed new demanding…

The robustness of SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) algorithms under challenging environmental conditions is critical for the success of autonomous driving. However, the real-world impact of such conditions remains largely…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-19 Yuhang Han , Zhengtao Liu , Shuo Sun , Dongen Li , Jiawei Sun , Chengran Yuan , Marcelo H. Ang

Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) is a task to estimate the robot location and to reconstruct the environment based on observation from sensors such as LIght Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) and camera. It is widely used in robotic…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-18 Han Wang , Chen Wang , Lihua Xie

We present a robust, real-time RGB SLAM system that handles dynamic environments by leveraging differentiable Uncertainty-aware Bundle Adjustment. Traditional SLAM methods typically assume static scenes, leading to tracking failures in the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Moyang Li , Zihan Zhu , Marc Pollefeys , Daniel Barath

The assumption of scene rigidity is typical in SLAM algorithms. Such a strong assumption limits the use of most visual SLAM systems in populated real-world environments, which are the target of several relevant applications like service…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-08-16 Berta Bescos , José M. Fácil , Javier Civera , José Neira

Simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) is the problem of autonomous robots to construct or update a map of an undetermined unstructured environment while simultaneously estimate the pose in it. The current trend towards self-driving…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-14 B. Udugama

This paper presents a novel dataset for the development of visual navigation and simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) algorithms as well as for underwater intervention tasks. It differs from existing datasets as it contains ground…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-07-30 Tomasz Luczynski , Jonatan Scharff Willners , Elizabeth Vargas , Joshua Roe , Shida Xu , Yu Cao , Yvan Petillot , Sen Wang

Advancements in tracking algorithms have empowered nascent applications across various domains, from steering autonomous vehicles to guiding robots to enhancing augmented reality experiences for users. However, these algorithms are…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-21 Yasra Chandio , Khotso Selialia , Joseph DeGol , Luis Garcia , Fatima M. Anwar

Simulation engines are widely adopted in robotics. However, they lack either full simulation control, ROS integration, realistic physics, or photorealism. Recently, synthetic data generation and realistic rendering has advanced tasks like…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-05-29 Elia Bonetto , Chenghao Xu , Aamir Ahmad

Advancing research in fields such as Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and autonomous navigation critically depends on the availability of reliable and reproducible multimodal datasets. While several influential datasets have…

Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) in slowly varying scenes is important for long-term robot task completion. Failing to detect scene changes may lead to inaccurate maps and, ultimately, lost robots. Classical SLAM algorithms…

Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) techniques can be used to navigate the visually impaired, but the development of robust SLAM solutions for crowded spaces is limited by the lack of realistic datasets. To address this, we…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Marziyeh Bamdad , Hans-Peter Hutter , Alireza Darvishy

Considerable advancements have been achieved in SLAM methods tailored for structured environments, yet their robustness under challenging corner cases remains a critical limitation. Although multi-sensor fusion approaches integrating…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Deteng Zhang , Junjie Zhang , Yan Sun , Tao Li , Hao Yin , Hongzhao Xie , Jie Yin

Rescue robotics sets high requirements to perception algorithms due to the unstructured and potentially vision-denied environments. Pivoting Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave radars are an emerging sensing modality for SLAM in this kind…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-22 Maximilian Hilger , Nils Mandischer , Burkhard Corves

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

Neural implicit representations have recently become popular in simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), especially in dense visual SLAM. However, previous works in this direction either rely on RGB-D sensors, or require a separate…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-08 Zihan Zhu , Songyou Peng , Viktor Larsson , Zhaopeng Cui , Martin R. Oswald , Andreas Geiger , Marc Pollefeys

Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is a critical capability for autonomous systems. Traditional SLAM approaches, which often rely on visual or LiDAR sensors, face significant challenges in adverse conditions such as low light or…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-06 Dong Wang , Hannes Haag , Daniel Casado Herraez , Stefan May , Cyrill Stachniss , Andreas Nüchter