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Effective Feature-Based Downward-Facing Monocular Visual Odometry
- Source :
- IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology; January 2024, Vol. 32 Issue: 1 p266-273, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- To achieve accurate pose estimation for robots in industrial applications and services, this brief proposes an effective feature-based downward-facing monocular visual odometry technology that uses an affordable sensor system and a systematic optimization approach. To extract more effective features simply and efficiently from images of the ground, even for small mobile systems, the proposed visual odometry system is designed in a lightweight and cost-effective manner; we used an easily available LED, a single-channel time-of-flight (ToF) sensor, and a monocular camera. From the extracted features, the potentially irrelevant ones are removed in advance, using a masking algorithm and measured velocity. This enhances feature efficiency and reduces the computational burden. Finally, the optimal pose estimate is explicitly obtained by solving a nonconvex optimization problem, to make the best use of the features. The experiments’ results show that our proposed method improves feature tracking ability and pose estimation accuracy.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10636536 and 15580865
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs65078375
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2023.3294843