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A dense SLAM system is essential for mobile robots, as it provides localization and allows navigation, path planning, obstacle avoidance, and decision-making in unstructured environments. Due to increasing computational demands the use of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-29 Emiliano Höss , Pablo De Cristóforis

In this paper, we present an efficient visual SLAM system designed to tackle both short-term and long-term illumination challenges. Our system adopts a hybrid approach that combines deep learning techniques for feature detection and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-28 Kuan Xu , Yuefan Hao , Shenghai Yuan , Chen Wang , Lihua Xie

We introduce NeuV-SLAM, a novel dense simultaneous localization and mapping pipeline based on neural multiresolution voxels, characterized by ultra-fast convergence and incremental expansion capabilities. This pipeline utilizes RGBD images…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-06 Wenzhi Guo , Bing Wang , Lijun Chen

DUSt3R-based end-to-end scene reconstruction has recently shown promising results in dense visual SLAM. However, most existing methods only use image pairs to estimate pointmaps, overlooking spatial memory and global consistency.To this…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Guole Shen , Tianchen Deng , Yanbo Wang , Yongtao Chen , Yilin Shen , Jiuming Liu , Jingchuan Wang

Neural implicit representations have recently shown promising progress in dense Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM). However, existing works have shortcomings in terms of reconstruction quality and real-time performance, mainly due…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Zhen Hong , Bowen Wang , Haoran Duan , Yawen Huang , Xiong Li , Zhenyu Wen , Xiang Wu , Wei Xiang , Yefeng Zheng

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

3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) has gained significant attention for its application in dense Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), enabling real-time rendering and high-fidelity mapping. However, existing 3DGS-based SLAM methods often…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Ziheng Xu , Qingfeng Li , Chen Chen , Xuefeng Liu , Jianwei Niu

Future lunar missions will require autonomous rovers capable of traversing tens of kilometers across challenging terrain while maintaining accurate localization and producing globally consistent maps. However, the absence of global…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-19 Adam Dai , Guillem Casadesus Vila , Grace Gao

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

Constructing precise 3D maps is crucial for the development of future map-based systems such as self-driving and navigation. However, generating these maps in complex environments, such as multi-level parking garages or shopping malls,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-06 Xinran Zhang , Hanqi Zhu , Yifan Duan , Wuyang Zhang , Longfei Shangguan , Yu Zhang , Jianmin Ji , Yanyong Zhang

We propose GSO-SLAM, a real-time monocular dense SLAM system that leverages Gaussian scene representation. Unlike existing methods that couple tracking and mapping with a unified scene, incurring computational costs, or loosely integrate…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Jiung Yeon , Seongbo Ha , Hyeonwoo Yu

In this paper, we introduce \textbf{GS-SLAM} that first utilizes 3D Gaussian representation in the Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) system. It facilitates a better balance between efficiency and accuracy. Compared to recent SLAM…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Chi Yan , Delin Qu , Dan Xu , Bin Zhao , Zhigang Wang , Dong Wang , Xuelong Li

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

Visual SLAM algorithms achieve significant improvements through the exploration of 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) representations, particularly in generating high-fidelity dense maps. However, they depend on a static environment assumption…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-15 Yi Liu , Haoxuan Xu , Hongbo Duan , Keyu Fan , Zhengyang Zhang , Peiyu Zhuang , Pengting Luo , Houde Liu

(Visual) Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) remains a fundamental challenge in enabling autonomous systems to navigate and understand large-scale environments. Traditional SLAM approaches struggle to balance efficiency and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Tian Yi Lim , Boyang Sun , Marc Pollefeys , Hermann Blum

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

Vision-based Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (VSLAM) is a mature problem in Robotics. Most VSLAM systems are feature based methods, which are robust and present high accuracy, but yield sparse maps with limited application for further…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-09-10 Juan Jose Tarrio , Claus Smitt , Sol Pedre

In this paper, we consider the problems in the practical application of visual simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). With the popularization and application of the technology in wide scope, the practicability of SLAM system has…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-07-25 BaoSheng Zhang

Visual Geometry Foundation Models (VGFMs) demonstrate remarkable zero-shot capabilities in local reconstruction. However, deploying them for kilometer-level Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) remains challenging. In such…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-17 Tianjun Zhang , Fengyi Zhang , Tianchen Deng , Lin Zhang , Hesheng Wang

To enhance the performance and effect of AR/VR applications and visual assistance and inspection systems, visual simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM) is a fundamental task in computer vision and robotics. However, traditional vSLAM…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-01-22 Yichen Chen , Yiqi Pan , Ruyu Liu , Haoyu Zhang , Guodao Zhang , Bo Sun , Jianhua Zhang