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A robust and efficient Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) system is essential for robot autonomy. For visual SLAM algorithms, though the theoretical framework has been well established for most aspects, feature extraction and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-08-13 Dongjiang Li , Xuesong Shi , Qiwei Long , Shenghui Liu , Wei Yang , Fangshi Wang , Qi Wei , Fei Qiao

The integration of neural rendering and the SLAM system recently showed promising results in joint localization and photorealistic view reconstruction. However, existing methods, fully relying on implicit representations, are so…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Huajian Huang , Longwei Li , Hui Cheng , Sai-Kit Yeung

We propose a novel approach for fast and accurate stereo visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) independent of feature detection and matching. We extend monocular Direct Sparse Odometry (DSO) to a stereo system by optimizing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-12-06 Jiawei Mo , Md Jahidul Islam , Junaed Sattar

Raman microscopy is a powerful method combining non-invasiveness with no special sample preparation. Because of this remarkable simplicity, it has been widely exploited in many fields, ranging from life and materials sciences, to…

Obtaining dense 3D reconstrution with low computational cost is one of the important goals in the field of SLAM. In this paper we propose a dense 3D reconstruction framework from monocular multispectral video sequences using jointly…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-07-09 Yuanhong Xu , Pei Dong , Junyu Dong , Lin Qi

Compressive Raman is a recent framework that allows for large data compression of microspectroscopy during its measurement. Because of its inherent multiplexing architecture, it has shown imaging speeds considerably higher than conventional…

The Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) problem addresses the possibility of a robot to localize itself in an unknown environment and simultaneously build a consistent map of this environment. Recently, cameras have been…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-06-02 Hudson M. S. Bruno , Esther L. Colombini

Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) has transformed the way we visualize biological tissues in three dimensions, offering high-resolution imaging while minimizing photo-induced damage to the samples. Recent breakthroughs in…

Optics · Physics 2025-05-27 Alireza Tabatabaei Mashayekh , Jeremy Witzens

In this paper, we propose a thermal-infrared simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) system enhanced by sparse depth measurements from Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). Thermal-infrared cameras are relatively robust against fog,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-03-05 Young-Sik Shin , Ayoung Kim

Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) plays a crucial role in autonomous systems. Traditional SLAM methods, based on static environment assumptions, struggle to handle complex dynamic environments. Recent dynamic SLAM systems…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-04 Haolan Zhang , Thanh Nguyen Canh , Chenghao Li , Ruidong Yang , Yonghoon Ji , Nak Young Chong

Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (VSLAM) research faces significant challenges due to fragmented toolchains, complex system configurations, and inconsistent evaluation methodologies. To address these issues, we present…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Alejandro Fontan , Tobias Fischer , Javier Civera , Michael Milford

The bundle of geometry and appearance in computer vision has proven to be a promising solution for robots across a wide variety of applications. Stereo cameras and RGB-D sensors are widely used to realise fast 3D reconstruction and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Xuanpeng Li , Rachid Belaroussi

Robust Visual SLAM (vSLAM) is essential for autonomous systems operating in real-world environments, where challenges such as dynamic objects, low texture, and critically, varying illumination conditions often degrade performance. Existing…

Diffusion models have significantly advanced the state of the art in image, audio, and video generation tasks. However, their applications in practical scenarios are hindered by slow inference speed. Drawing inspiration from the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Chen Xu , Tianhui Song , Weixin Feng , Xubin Li , Tiezheng Ge , Bo Zheng , Limin Wang

We present an empirical investigation of a new mapping system based on a graph of panoramic depth images. Panoramic images efficiently capture range measurements taken by a spinning lidar sensor, recording fine detail on the order of a few…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-01-05 Anthony Cowley , Ian D. Miller , Camillo Jose Taylor

Photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) is a novel implementation of photoacoustic imaging (PAI) for visualizing the 3D bio-structure, which is realized by raster scanning of the tissue. However, as three involved critical imaging parameters,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-10 Zhengyuan Zhang , Haoran Jin , Zesheng Zheng , Wenwen Zhang , Wenhao Lu , Feng Qin , Arunima Sharma , Manojit Pramanik , Yuanjin Zheng

The ability to extend the field of view of laparoscopy images can help the surgeons to obtain a better understanding of the anatomical context. However, due to tissue deformation, complex camera motion and significant three-dimensional (3D)…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-15 Haoyin Zhou , Jagadeesan Jayender

Performing simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) in low-visibility conditions, such as environments filled with smoke, dust and transparent objets, has long been a challenging task. Sensors like cameras and Light Detection and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Fuhua Jia , Xiaoying Yang , Mengshen Yang , Yang Li , Hang Xu , Adam Rushworth , Salman Ijaz , Heng Yu , Tianxiang Cui

Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) is an important super-resolution based microscopy technique that breaks the diffraction limit and enhances optical microscopy systems. With the development of biology and medical engineering, there…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-18 Xi Cheng , Jun Li , Qiang Dai , Zhenyong Fu , Jian Yang

Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI), using traditional rectilinear scanning, takes hours to days for high spatial resolution acquisitions. Given that most pixels within a sample's field of view are often neither relevant to underlying…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-25 David Helminiak , Hang Hu , Julia Laskin , Dong Hye Ye