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NELD-EC: Neighborhood-Effective-Line-Density-Based Euclidean Clustering for Point Cloud Segmentation.

Zhigang Su¹, Shixing Du¹, Jingtang Hao¹

¹Sino-European Institute of Aviation Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China.

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Summary

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A new Neighborhood Effective Line Density (NELD)-based Euclidean Clustering (NELD-EC) algorithm effectively clusters lidar point clouds. This method improves accuracy and stability for complex 3D data, outperforming traditional algorithms.

Keywords:

adaptive threshold effective neighborhood lidar point cloud clustering uneven density

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
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Geospatial Analysis

Background:

Clustering lidar point clouds is challenging due to irregular shapes and varying densities.
Existing Euclidean clustering algorithms struggle with noise and adaptive thresholding.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel Neighborhood Effective Line Density (NELD)-based Euclidean Clustering (NELD-EC) algorithm.
To enhance the accuracy and robustness of lidar point cloud clustering.

Main Methods:

Calculates Neighborhood Effective Line Density (NELD) to represent local point cloud density.
Employs an adaptive distance threshold derived from local densities for clustering.
Filters interfering points to refine neighborhood density calculations.

Main Results:

NELD-EC demonstrates superior performance on simulated, fixed, and sequential point clouds.
Requires simpler parameter tuning and is less sensitive to initial thresholds.
Significantly reduces over-segmentation and under-segmentation errors.

Conclusions:

NELD-EC offers improved stability and accuracy for lidar point cloud clustering.
The algorithm is particularly well-suited for dynamic, complex environments and sequential data processing.