arXiv:2509.18954cs.ROcs.CV2025-09

用深度学习提前预测LiDAR定位误差,让系统更可靠。

Towards Robust LiDAR Localization: Deep Learning-based Uncertainty Estimation

  • 用深度网络直接估计ICP匹配前的误差协方差
  • 在KITTI上使定位误差降低,且无需预建地图
  • 适合做高精度自动驾驶定位的系统集成

基于LiDAR的定位与SLAM通常依赖迭代最近点(ICP)算法将传感器数据与已有地图或先前扫描对齐。然而,ICP在无特征环境和动态场景中易出错,导致位姿估计不准确。准确预测ICP相关的不确定性对鲁棒状态估计至关重要,但现有方法多依赖手工设计模型或简化假设。少数基于深度学习的可定位性估计方法要么依赖预建地图(可能不可用),要么仅输出二分类结果(可定位/不可定位),无法有效建模不确定性。本文提出一种数据驱动框架,利用深度学习在无参考地图情况下估计ICP匹配前的注册误差协方差。通过为每帧LiDAR扫描提供可靠的6-DoF误差协方差估计,该方法可无缝集成至卡尔曼滤波中,提升定位精度与鲁棒性。在KITTI数据集上的大量实验表明,本方法能准确预测协方差,并在使用预建地图或进行SLAM时降低定位误差,增强系统稳定性。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

LiDAR-based localization and SLAM often rely on iterative matching algorithms, particularly the Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm, to align sensor data with pre-existing maps or previous scans. However, ICP is prone to errors in featureless environments and dynamic scenes, leading to inaccurate pose estimation. Accurately predicting the uncertainty associated with ICP is crucial for robust state estimation but remains challenging, as existing approaches often rely on handcrafted models or simplified assumptions. Moreover, a few deep learning-based methods for localizability estimation either depend on a pre-built map, which may not always be available, or provide a binary classification of localizable versus non-localizable, which fails to properly model uncertainty. In this work, we propose a data-driven framework that leverages deep learning to estimate the registration error covariance of ICP before matching, even in the absence of a reference map. By associating each LiDAR scan with a reliable 6-DoF error covariance estimate, our method enables seamless integration of ICP within Kalman filtering, enhancing localization accuracy and robustness. Extensive experiments on the KITTI dataset demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach, showing that it accurately predicts covariance and, when applied to localization using a pre-built map or SLAM, reduces localization errors and improves robustness.

LiDAR定位不确定性估计深度学习卡尔曼滤波

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