arXiv:2606.31098cs.CV2026-06

用正射影像替代3D模型,实现轻量级无人机精准定位

PiLoT v2: Pixel-to-Orthogonal Map Alignment for Free-view UAV Geo-localization

论文配图:PiLoT v2: Pixel-to-Orthogonal Map Alignment for Free-view UAV Geo-localization
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  • 直接对齐像素与正射地图,避免复杂3D渲染
  • 存储和计算成本降低,仍保持高精度定位性能
  • 适合嵌入式设备部署,尤其在无GPS环境下

实时、无漂移的无人机地理定位在无全球导航卫星系统(GNSS)环境中至关重要。开创性系统PiLoT通过神经像素到3D注册,将无人机视频流与单个3D网格渲染视图对齐,实现了高精度定位。然而,其依赖重型3D网格导致巨大存储开销、复杂的地图获取过程以及显著的计算渲染成本,严重制约了在嵌入式平台上的部署。为此,我们提出PiLoT v2,一种轻量且鲁棒的演进方案,将范式转向直接像素到正交地图的注册,实现自由视角下的无人机地理定位。通过利用真实数字正射影像图(TDOM)和数字地表模型(DSM)作为参考底图,PiLoT v2以高效的CPU友好型地图裁剪操作替代了高耗能的GPU渲染。为弥合2.5D正交裁图与自由视角倾斜无人机图像间的严重几何差异,我们使用一个新型大规模几何标注数据集训练跨视角特征注册网络。此外,我们将机载传感器先验——包括重力方向和单点激光测距——直接整合进位姿优化流形中,以增强对跨视角视觉退化的鲁棒性。实验结果表明,PiLoT v2在性能上可媲美甚至超越其像素到3D的前代系统,同时大幅降低存储与计算成本。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Real-time, drift-free UAV geo-localization is essential for autonomous missions in GNSS-denied environments. The pioneering system, PiLoT, achieves high precision via Neural Pixel-to-3D Registration, aligning UAV video streams with a single rendered reference view from 3D meshes. However, its reliance on heavy 3D meshes incurs massive storage overheads, complex map acquisition, and significant computational rendering costs, severely hindering deployment on embedded platforms. To address these bottlenecks, we propose PiLoT v2, a lightweight yet robust evolution that shifts the paradigm to direct pixel-to-orthogonal map registration for free-view UAV geo-localization. By leveraging True Digital Orthophoto Maps (TDOMs) and Digital Surface Models (DSMs) as the reference substrate, PiLoT v2 replaces GPU-intensive 3D rendering with a highly efficient, CPU-friendly map cropping operation. To bridge the severe geometric discrepancy between these 2.5D orthogonal crops and free-view oblique UAV imagery, we train a cross-view feature registration network using a novel, large-scale geometrically annotated dataset. Furthermore, we integrate onboard sensor prior--specifically gravity direction and single-point laser rang--directly into the pose optimization manifold to enhance robustness against cross-view visual degradation. Experimental results demonstrate that PiLoT v2 achieves performance comparable to, or even exceeding, its Pixel-to-3D predecessor, while offering drastically lower storage and computational costs.

无人机定位正射影像轻量化无卫星定位

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