提出点云配准框架,提升地下环境机器人重定位精度。
A Pointcloud Registration Framework for Relocalization in Subterranean Environments
- 用ISS选特征点,FPFH生成描述子,匹配后用NDT+ICP优化变换。
- 在灰尘干扰和大初始位姿误差下仍保持高配准精度。
- 适合地下矿井、隧道等无GPS环境的自主机器人使用。
重定位是机器人在失去外部定位信息(如GPS)时重新确定自身位置的关键过程。地下环境因缺乏外部定位信号、光照差、表面不规则且无明显特征、以及尘埃导致传感器数据噪声与遮挡,使重定位极具挑战。本文提出一种基于先验点云地图的鲁棒、轻量级点云配准重定位框架。利用内在形状签名(ISS)从目标点云和先验点云中选取特征点,采用快速点特征直方图(FPFH)生成描述子,通过匹配描述子获得点云对应关系。基于匹配点估计三维变换,初始化归一化分布变换(NDT)配准,再用迭代最近点(ICP)算法进一步优化结果。该框架在存在尘埃干扰及显著初始位姿偏差的条件下仍能实现高精度配准,适用于地下矿井与隧道中的自主机器人。实验在模拟与真实矿井数据集上验证了其有效性。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Relocalization, the process of re-establishing a robot's position within an environment, is crucial for ensuring accurate navigation and task execution when external positioning information, such as GPS, is unavailable or has been lost. Subterranean environments present significant challenges for relocalization due to limited external positioning information, poor lighting that affects camera localization, irregular and often non-distinct surfaces, and dust, which can introduce noise and occlusion in sensor data. In this work, we propose a robust, computationally friendly framework for relocalization through point cloud registration utilizing a prior point cloud map. The framework employs Intrinsic Shape Signatures (ISS) to select feature points in both the target and prior point clouds. The Fast Point Feature Histogram (FPFH) algorithm is utilized to create descriptors for these feature points, and matching these descriptors yields correspondences between the point clouds. A 3D transformation is estimated using the matched points, which initializes a Normal Distribution Transform (NDT) registration. The transformation result from NDT is further refined using the Iterative Closest Point (ICP) registration algorithm. This framework enhances registration accuracy even in challenging conditions, such as dust interference and significant initial transformations between the target and source, making it suitable for autonomous robots operating in underground mines and tunnels. This framework was validated with experiments in simulated and real-world mine datasets, demonstrating its potential for improving relocalization.
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