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  • Robotics and Computer Vision
  • Sensor Fusion
  • Calibration Techniques

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  • Multimodal sensor systems are essential for field applications but face calibration challenges due to differing sensor modalities.
  • Accurate calibration is critical for reliable data interpretation and feature extraction from diverse sensors like RGB, thermal, and LiDAR.
  • Existing methods struggle with cross-modal feature correspondence, leaving sensor calibration an open problem.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a systematic approach for calibrating multiple camera modalities (RGB, thermal, polarization, dual-spectrum near-infrared) with respect to a LiDAR sensor.
  • To develop a method for single-camera to LiDAR calibration applicable to any modality.
  • To establish a parallax-aware pixel mapping between different camera modalities for seamless data transfer.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a planar calibration target for calibrating various camera modalities (RGB, thermal, polarization, dual-spectrum near-infrared) against a LiDAR sensor.
  • Proposed a novel method for calibrating individual cameras with the LiDAR system, adaptable to any modality capable of detecting the calibration pattern.
  • Developed a methodology for creating parallax-aware pixel mappings between disparate camera types.

Main Results:

  • Successfully demonstrated a systematic approach for calibrating diverse camera modalities with LiDAR.
  • Validated a flexible single-camera to LiDAR calibration method effective across different sensor types.
  • Established a parallax-aware mapping enabling effective data transfer and feature extraction between heterogeneous camera modalities.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed systematic approach significantly advances the field calibration of multimodal sensor systems.
  • The developed methods facilitate accurate data fusion and enable advanced deep learning applications like detection and segmentation across modalities.
  • This work provides a foundational methodology for overcoming cross-modal calibration challenges in complex sensor networks.