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Real time object detection using LiDAR and camera fusion for autonomous driving.

Haibin Liu¹, Chao Wu¹, Huanjie Wang²

¹Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Pingleyuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100124, China.

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This study introduces a novel LiDAR-camera fusion algorithm for real-time object detection in autonomous driving. The method enhances accuracy by integrating depth and RGB data, outperforming existing state-of-the-art approaches.

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Robotics
Sensor Fusion

Background:

Autonomous driving systems rely on accurate real-time object detection and position estimation.
Cameras offer rich semantic data but lack precise distance information.
LiDAR provides accurate depth but with sparse resolution, creating a sensor trade-off.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a LiDAR-camera fusion algorithm to overcome individual sensor limitations.
To improve real-time object detection and position regression for autonomous navigation.
To enhance the performance of environmental awareness systems in autonomous vehicles.

Main Methods:

A Siamese network architecture was employed for object detection.
Raw LiDAR point clouds were converted into 2D depth images aligned with camera planes.
A cross-feature fusion block integrated depth and RGB data at the feature layer.

Main Results:

The proposed fusion algorithm demonstrated superior performance and real-time efficiency.
The algorithm outperformed state-of-the-art methods on the KITTI dataset, particularly at the moderate difficulty level.
Excellent performance was achieved across easy and hard difficulty levels.

Conclusions:

LiDAR-camera fusion effectively addresses the limitations of individual sensors for autonomous driving.
The developed Siamese network with cross-feature fusion offers a robust solution for real-time object detection.
This approach significantly advances the capabilities of environmental awareness systems for self-driving technology.