Frame: Fast and robust autonomous 3d point cloud map-merging for egocentric multi-robot exploration

N Stathoulopoulos, A Koval… - … on robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a 3D point cloud map-merging framework for egocentric heterogeneous
multi-robot exploration, based on overlap detection and alignment, that is independent of a …

[HTML][HTML] 3DEG: Data-Driven Descriptor Extraction for Global re-localization in subterranean environments

N Stathoulopoulos, A Koval… - Expert Systems with …, 2024 - Elsevier
Localization algorithms that rely on 3D LiDAR scanners often encounter temporary failures
due to various factors, such as sensor faults, dust particles, or drifting. These failures can …

Multimodal dataset from harsh sub-terranean environment with aerosol particles for frontier exploration

A Kyuroson, N Dahlquist… - … on Control and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Algorithms for autonomous navigation in environments without Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS) coverage mainly rely on onboard perception systems. These systems …

[HTML][HTML] EAT: Environment Agnostic Traversability for reactive navigation

MAV Saucedo, A Patel, C Kanellakis… - Expert Systems with …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work presents EAT (Environment Agnostic Traversability for Reactive Navigation) a
novel framework for traversability estimation in indoor, outdoor, subterranean (SubT) and …

MIN3D Dataset: MultI-seNsor 3D Mapping with an Unmanned Ground Vehicle

P Trybała, J Szrek, F Remondino, P Kujawa… - PFG–Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The research potential in the field of mobile mapping technologies is often hindered by
several constraints. These include the need for costly hardware to collect data, limited …

FRAME: A Modular Framework for Autonomous Map-merging: Advancements in the Field

N Stathoulopoulos, B Lindqvist, A Koval… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
In this article, a novel approach for merging 3D point cloud maps in the context of egocentric
multi-robot exploration is presented. Unlike traditional methods, the proposed approach …

GRID-FAST: A Grid-based Intersection Detection for Fast Semantic Topometric Mapping

S Fredriksson, A Saradagi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This article introduces a novel approach to constructing a topometric map that allows for
efficient navigation and decision-making in mobile robotics applications. The method …

Memory Enabled Segmentation of Terrain for Traversability based Reactive Navigation

MAV Saucedo, A Patel, C Kanellakis… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a novel 2D traversability image estimation for local reactive navigation,
that attributes the fusion of a novel Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for coarse semantic …

Event Camera and LiDAR based Human Tracking for Adverse Lighting Conditions in Subterranean Environments

MAV Saucedo, A Patel, R Sawlekar, A Saradagi… - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article, we propose a novel LiDAR and event camera fusion modality for subterranean
(SubT) environments for fast and precise object and human detection in a wide variety of …

Method for Capturing Measured LiDAR Data with Ground Truth for Generation of Big Real LiDAR Data Sets

O Gatner, I Shallari, Y Nie, M O'Nils… - 2024 IEEE International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of machine learning has resulted in data gaining a pivotal role in the
technological advancement, especially data where the ground truth of targeted parameters …