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Bo Hu¹, Jingwen Luo¹

¹School of Information Science and Technology, Yunnan Normal University, No. 768 Juxian Street, Chenggong District, Kunming 650500, China.

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|August 25, 2023

Summary

This study introduces a robust 3D simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithm for mobile robots. It effectively handles dynamic scenes by eliminating errors from moving objects, improving mapping accuracy.

Keywords:

dense optical flow dynamic scenes mobile robot relocation semi-direct method simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM)

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Computer Vision

Background:

Dynamic objects in scenes cause significant errors in mobile robot pose estimation.
Inconsistent mapping due to dynamic objects hinders robot navigation and environmental understanding.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a robust semi-direct 3D simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithm for mobile robots operating in dynamic environments.
To enhance the accuracy and consistency of 3D maps built by mobile robots.

Main Methods:

Utilizes a sparse direct method with homography matrix compensation for initial pose estimation.
Employs dense optical flow to identify and eliminate dynamic regions, reducing error accumulation.
Optimizes robot pose by minimizing reprojection error and incorporates a keyframe selection strategy.
Performs global bundle adjustment (BA) for constructing a globally consistent 3D dense octree map.

Main Results:

The algorithm successfully compensates for image deformation caused by robot rotation.
Dynamic regions are effectively segmented and their influence on mapping is mitigated.
Robot pose optimization is achieved by minimizing reprojection errors.
A globally consistent 3D dense octree map is constructed, demonstrating superior performance.

Conclusions:

The proposed semi-direct 3D SLAM algorithm offers a robust solution for mobile robots in dynamic scenes.
The method significantly improves the accuracy and consistency of 3D mapping by addressing errors from dynamic objects.
The algorithm's effectiveness is validated through simulations and experiments, showing superior performance.