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Visual localization plays an important role in the applications of Augmented Reality (AR), which enable AR devices to obtain their 6-DoF pose in the pre-build map in order to render virtual content in real scenes. However, most existing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-24 Hongjia Zhai , Xiyu Zhang , Boming Zhao , Hai Li , Yijia He , Zhaopeng Cui , Hujun Bao , Guofeng Zhang

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) with 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) enables fast, differentiable rendering and high-fidelity reconstruction across diverse real-world scenes. However, existing 3DGS-SLAM approaches handle…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-11 Anh Thuan Tran , Jana Kosecka

3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) has recently emerged as a powerful representation of geometry and appearance for dense Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). Through rapid, differentiable rasterization of 3D Gaussians, many 3DGS SLAM…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Xulang Liu , Ning Tan

Implicit neural representation methods have shown impressive advancements in learning 3D scenes from unstructured in-the-wild photo collections but are still limited by the large computational cost of volumetric rendering. More recently, 3D…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-08 Hiba Dahmani , Moussab Bennehar , Nathan Piasco , Luis Roldao , Dzmitry Tsishkou

3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) has recently emerged as an innovative and efficient 3D representation technique. While its potential for extended reality (XR) applications is frequently highlighted, its practical effectiveness remains…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-01-17 Shi Qiu , Binzhu Xie , Qixuan Liu , Pheng-Ann Heng

This survey comprehensively reviews the evolving field of multi-robot collaborative Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) using 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS). As an explicit scene representation, 3DGS has enabled unprecedented…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-29 Phuc Nguyen Xuan , Thanh Nguyen Canh , Huu-Hung Nguyen , Nak Young Chong , Xiem HoangVan

3D Gaussian Splatting algorithms excel in novel view rendering applications and have been adapted to extend the capabilities of traditional SLAM systems. However, current Gaussian Splatting SLAM methods, designed mainly for hand-held RGB or…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-01 Zunjie Zhu , Youxu Fang , Xin Li , Chengang Yan , Feng Xu , Chau Yuen , Yanyan Li

This letter introduces a novel framework for dense Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (VSLAM) based on Gaussian Splatting. Recently, SLAM based on Gaussian Splatting has shown promising results. However, in monocular scenarios,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-11 Pengcheng Zhu , Yaoming Zhuang , Baoquan Chen , Li Li , Chengdong Wu , Zhanlin Liu

We present FlashSLAM, a novel SLAM approach that leverages 3D Gaussian Splatting for efficient and robust 3D scene reconstruction. Existing 3DGS-based SLAM methods often fall short in sparse view settings and during large camera movements…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Phu Pham , Damon Conover , Aniket Bera

We present VIGS-SLAM, a visual-inertial 3D Gaussian Splatting SLAM system that achieves robust real-time tracking and high-fidelity reconstruction. Although recent 3DGS-based SLAM methods achieve dense and photorealistic mapping, their…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-16 Zihan Zhu , Wei Zhang , Moyang Li , Norbert Haala , Marc Pollefeys , Daniel Barath

3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) has become a popular solution in SLAM, as it can produce high-fidelity novel views. However, previous GS-based methods primarily target indoor scenes and rely on RGB-D sensors or pre-trained depth estimation…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-16 Sicheng Yu , Chong Cheng , Yifan Zhou , Xiaojun Yang , Hao Wang

Recent advancements in 3D Gaussian Splatting have significantly improved the efficiency and quality of dense semantic SLAM. However, previous methods are generally constrained by limited-category pre-trained classifiers and implicit…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-04 Dianyi Yang , Yu Gao , Xihan Wang , Yufeng Yue , Yi Yang , Mengyin Fu

Recently, the multi-modal fusion of RGB, depth, and semantics has shown great potential in dense Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). However, a prerequisite for generating consistent semantic maps is the availability of dense,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Linfei Li , Lin Zhang , Zhong Wang , Ying Shen

Efficient three-dimensional reconstruction and real-time visualization are critical in surgical scenarios such as endoscopy. In recent years, 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) has demonstrated remarkable performance in efficient 3D…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Taoyu Wu , Yiyi Miao , Zhuoxiao Li , Haocheng Zhao , Kang Dang , Jionglong Su , Limin Yu , Haoang Li

Recent developments in 3D Gaussian Splatting have made significant advances in surface reconstruction. However, scaling these methods to large-scale scenes remains challenging due to high computational demands and the complex dynamic…

Graphics · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Shihan Chen , Zhaojin Li , Zeyu Chen , Qingsong Yan , Gaoyang Shen , Ran Duan

Recent advances in novel view synthesis (NVS) have enabled real-time rendering with 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS). However, existing methods struggle with artifacts and missing regions when rendering from viewpoints that deviate from the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Minsu Kim , Subin Jeon , In Cho , Mijin Yoo , Seon Joo Kim

3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) has emerged as a powerful explicit representation enabling real-time, high-fidelity 3D reconstruction and novel view synthesis. However, its practical use is hindered by the massive memory and computational…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-09 Seokhyun Youn , Soohyun Lee , Geonho Kim , Weeyoung Kwon , Sung-Ho Bae , Jihyong Oh

We present Rad-GS, a 4D radar-camera SLAM system designed for kilometer-scale outdoor environments, utilizing 3D Gaussian as a differentiable spatial representation. Rad-GS combines the advantages of raw radar point cloud with Doppler…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Renxiang Xiao , Wei Liu , Yuanfan Zhang , Yushuai Chen , Jinming Chen , Zilu Wang , Liang Hu

Accurate 3D reconstruction of vehicles is vital for applications such as vehicle inspection, predictive maintenance, and urban planning. Existing methods like Neural Radiance Fields and Gaussian Splatting have shown impressive results but…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-17 Davide Di Nucci , Matteo Tomei , Guido Borghi , Luca Ciuffreda , Roberto Vezzani , Rita Cucchiara

Mapping and localization are crucial problems in robotics and autonomous driving. Recent advances in 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) have enabled precise 3D mapping and scene understanding by rendering photo-realistic images. However, existing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-24 Jaewon Lee , Mangyu Kong , Minseong Park , Euntai Kim