Fast algorithm for real-time ground extraction from unorganized stereo point clouds

Autor: Victor Terra Ferro, Gelson da Cruz Junior, Gilberto Marcon dos Santos, Cassio Vinhal
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Pattern Recognition Letters. 84:192-198
ISSN: 0167-8655
DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2016.10.002
Popis: Fast segmentation algorithm for stereo point clouds.Provides certainty estimation.Accuracy is quantitatively assessed and error cases are presented graphically.3D sensing solution for low budget and small size robotics projects. This paper presents a fast, robust algorithm for ground extraction from unstructured point clouds obtained from stereo reconstruction. Unlike most point cloud segmentation approaches, our algorithm does not rely on 2.5D range image structures nor on any sensor information. All processes involved consider geometry only and do not depend on any reflectivity or color information. We propose applying a top-down 4-ary segmentation followed by a segment-wise classification. This adaptive approach allows accurate differentiation between ground and obstacles in noisy point clouds of cluttered scenes. Real-time performance is achieved on a low cost embedded platform.
Databáze: OpenAIRE