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ICPR
2004
IEEE
14 years 9 months ago
Global Localization and Relative Pose Estimation Based on Scale-Invariant Features
The capability of maintaining the pose of the mobile robot is central for basic navigation and map building tasks. In this paper we describe a vision-based hybrid localization sch...
Jana Kosecka, Xiaolong Yang
CVPR
2006
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
An Efficiency Criterion for 2D Shape Model Selection.
We propose efficiency of representation as a criterion for evaluating shape models, then apply this criterion to compare the boundary curve representation with the medial axis. We...
Kathryn Leonard
MVA
1998
140views Computer Vision» more  MVA 1998»
13 years 7 months ago
Improved Disparity Estimation by Matching with an Adaptive Window
A novel technique for disparity estimation based on block matching with a local adaptive window is introduced in this paper. In the proposed approach the size and shape of the ref...
Ebroul Izquierdo
KI
2008
Springer
13 years 7 months ago
Visual Terrain Traversability Estimation Using a Combined Slope/Elevation Model
A stereo vision based terrain traversability estimation method for offroad mobile robots is presented. The method models surrounding terrain using either sloped planes or a digital...
Tim Braun, Henning Bitsch, Karsten Berns
ICRA
2007
IEEE
158views Robotics» more  ICRA 2007»
14 years 2 months ago
Mini-SLAM: Minimalistic Visual SLAM in Large-Scale Environments Based on a New Interpretation of Image Similarity
— This paper presents a vision-based approach to SLAM in large-scale environments with minimal sensing and computational requirements. The approach is based on a graphical repres...
Henrik Andreasson, Tom Duckett, Achim J. Lilientha...