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MAF-Stereo: Fast stereo matching through multi-branch attention fusion
1Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
ISA Transactions
|May 30, 2025
Summary
This study introduces MAF-Stereo, a novel stereo matching method that enhances feature recovery using the Multi-branch Attention Fusion module. MAF-Stereo achieves superior speed and accuracy for computer vision tasks like autonomous driving.
Area of Science:
- Computer Vision
- Deep Learning
Background:
- Stereo matching is crucial for autonomous driving and 3D reconstruction.
- Traditional methods balance accuracy and speed, with fast methods often sacrificing precision.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the limitation of insufficient feature information in rapid stereo matching methods.
- To improve feature resolution recovery and cost volume generation for enhanced accuracy and speed.
Main Methods:
- Proposed the Multi-branch Attention Fusion (MAF) module to leverage shallow features for better resolution recovery.
- Incorporated cosine similarity in cost volume generation to improve feature correlation.
- Developed MAF-Stereo, a novel stereo matching method.
Main Results:
- MAF-Stereo achieved an endpoint error (EPE) of 0.57 and 41 ms inference speed on the Scene Flow dataset.
- Outperformed existing fast matching methods in both speed and accuracy on KITTI 2012 and 2015 datasets.
Conclusions:
- MAF-Stereo offers an effective and robust solution for fast and accurate stereo matching.
- The proposed MAF module and cosine similarity integration significantly improve performance.
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