Swarm robot systems are an important application of autonomous unmanned surface vehicles on water surfaces.For monitoring natural environments and conducting security activities within a certain range using a surface ...Swarm robot systems are an important application of autonomous unmanned surface vehicles on water surfaces.For monitoring natural environments and conducting security activities within a certain range using a surface vehicle,the swarm robot system is more efficient than the operation of a single object as the former can reduce cost and save time.It is necessary to detect adjacent surface obstacles robustly to operate a cluster of unmanned surface vehicles.For this purpose,a LiDAR(light detection and ranging)sensor is used as it can simultaneously obtain 3D information for all directions,relatively robustly and accurately,irrespective of the surrounding environmental conditions.Although the GPS(global-positioning-system)error range exists,obtaining measurements of the surface-vessel position can still ensure stability during platoon maneuvering.In this study,a three-layer convolutional neural network is applied to classify types of surface vehicles.The aim of this approach is to redefine the sparse 3D point cloud data as 2D image data with a connotative meaning and subsequently utilize this transformed data for object classification purposes.Hence,we have proposed a descriptor that converts the 3D point cloud data into 2D image data.To use this descriptor effectively,it is necessary to perform a clustering operation that separates the point clouds for each object.We developed voxel-based clustering for the point cloud clustering.Furthermore,using the descriptor,3D point cloud data can be converted into a 2D feature image,and the converted 2D image is provided as an input value to the network.We intend to verify the validity of the proposed 3D point cloud feature descriptor by using experimental data in the simulator.Furthermore,we explore the feasibility of real-time object classification within this framework.展开更多
Aiming at the limitations of the existing railway foreign object detection methods based on two-dimensional(2D)images,such as short detection distance,strong influence of environment and lack of distance information,w...Aiming at the limitations of the existing railway foreign object detection methods based on two-dimensional(2D)images,such as short detection distance,strong influence of environment and lack of distance information,we propose Rail-PillarNet,a three-dimensional(3D)LIDAR(Light Detection and Ranging)railway foreign object detection method based on the improvement of PointPillars.Firstly,the parallel attention pillar encoder(PAPE)is designed to fully extract the features of the pillars and alleviate the problem of local fine-grained information loss in PointPillars pillars encoder.Secondly,a fine backbone network is designed to improve the feature extraction capability of the network by combining the coding characteristics of LIDAR point cloud feature and residual structure.Finally,the initial weight parameters of the model were optimised by the transfer learning training method to further improve accuracy.The experimental results on the OSDaR23 dataset show that the average accuracy of Rail-PillarNet reaches 58.51%,which is higher than most mainstream models,and the number of parameters is 5.49 M.Compared with PointPillars,the accuracy of each target is improved by 10.94%,3.53%,16.96%and 19.90%,respectively,and the number of parameters only increases by 0.64M,which achieves a balance between the number of parameters and accuracy.展开更多
针对现有机载LiDAR(light detection and ranging)点云滤波方法在地形起伏剧烈的林区适用性不足的问题,提出一种多分辨率层次布料模拟滤波方法。首先,通过多尺度形态学开运算选择大量种子地面点;然后,基于种子地面点,使用布料模拟法由...针对现有机载LiDAR(light detection and ranging)点云滤波方法在地形起伏剧烈的林区适用性不足的问题,提出一种多分辨率层次布料模拟滤波方法。首先,通过多尺度形态学开运算选择大量种子地面点;然后,基于种子地面点,使用布料模拟法由低至高逐层构建参考地形,以快速获取高分辨率参考地形;最后,基于点至参考地形的高差区分地面点和非地面点。利用国际摄影测量和遥感学会提供的数据集和参考方法,评估该方法性能。利用在中国、美国多个代表性林区的点云数据,评估该方法的可推广性。结果表明,该方法的Kappa系数和运行时间是83.72%和34.11 s,精度和效率较经典布料模拟滤波方法提高10.49%和52.17%。相比8种参考方法,该方法能够获得更高精度,并且具有稳定的可推广性。展开更多
For time-of-flight(TOF)light detection and ranging(LiDAR),a three-channel high-performance transimpedance amplifier(TIA)with high immunity to input load capacitance is presented.A regulated cascade(RGC)as the input st...For time-of-flight(TOF)light detection and ranging(LiDAR),a three-channel high-performance transimpedance amplifier(TIA)with high immunity to input load capacitance is presented.A regulated cascade(RGC)as the input stage is at the core of the complementary metal oxide semiconductor(CMOS)circuit chip,giving it more immunity to input photodiode detectors.A simple smart output interface acting as a feedback structure,which is rarely found in other designs,reduces the chip size and power consumption simultaneously.The circuit is designed using a 0.5μm CMOS process technology to achieve low cost.The device delivers a 33.87 dB?transimpedance gain at 350 MHz.With a higher input load capacitance,it shows a-3 dB bandwidth of 461 MHz,indicating a better detector tolerance at the front end of the system.Under a 3.3 V supply voltage,the device consumes 5.2 mW,and the total chip area with three channels is 402.8×597.0μm2(including the test pads).展开更多
机载激光雷达(LiDAR)点云电力线提取过程中存在杆塔形状复杂、噪声影响大等问题,导致电力线点云提取精度低,本文提出一种基于点云分块处理、格网划分的曲面拟合滤波、自适应密度聚类算法的电力线点云提取与重建方法。首先,根据电力线走...机载激光雷达(LiDAR)点云电力线提取过程中存在杆塔形状复杂、噪声影响大等问题,导致电力线点云提取精度低,本文提出一种基于点云分块处理、格网划分的曲面拟合滤波、自适应密度聚类算法的电力线点云提取与重建方法。首先,根据电力线走向,对整体点云进行分块处理;其次,在曲面拟合算法的基础上,引入格网划分思想,提出一种改进曲面拟合滤波算法并进行点云滤波;最后,通过给出自适应密度聚类解决方案精确提取电力线点云。借助点云库(PCL)、libLAS库与Visual Studio 2017 C++开发环境实现本文算法,基于实测点云数据对本文方法进行测试与精度评定。结果表明:电力线提取精确率为97.82%、召回率为99.76%、F1值为98.78%,一次便可实现电力线的成功提取,在保证提取精度的同时提升了提取效率,本文研究能够为电力线智能巡检提供良好的工程应用价值。展开更多
利用机载激光雷达扫描(Light Detection and Ranging,LiDAR)技术所得点云进行震后倒塌建筑物提取时,树木与倒塌建筑物的点云特征十分相似,较难区分。为了快速准确获取震后房屋建筑物的受损情况,本文提出使用回波次数比特征指标,结合前...利用机载激光雷达扫描(Light Detection and Ranging,LiDAR)技术所得点云进行震后倒塌建筑物提取时,树木与倒塌建筑物的点云特征十分相似,较难区分。为了快速准确获取震后房屋建筑物的受损情况,本文提出使用回波次数比特征指标,结合前人所提出的点云回波强度、归一化强度、最邻近点高差、法向量夹角、X向坡角和Y向坡角等特征的均值和标准差,利用K-最近邻分类法实现单体地物区分的方法。对2010年海地7.0地震震后机载LiDAR数据进行了地面点去除,分别选取了未倒塌建筑物、倒塌建筑物和树木各50个训练样本和各20个测试样本,计算了各因子的分布及其均值和标准差,在分析的基础上最终选取了可分性较强的8个分类特征,利用K-最近邻分类法对测试样本进行了分类,结果显示分类正确率可达85%以上。研究表明选取多个有效的LiDAR点云分类特征可以较好地区分震后未倒塌建筑物、倒塌建筑物和树木,提高震后建筑物震害程度判定的准确性,为应急救援及时提供较为准确的灾情信息支持。展开更多
针对车载激光雷达(light detection and ranging,LiDAR)点云数据的不完整性问题,提出一种车载LiDAR点云数据分割以及基于分割后点云数据的半自动化建模方法。首先对点云数据进行标准格式转换及稀化;然后以不同地物的属性和几何特征为分...针对车载激光雷达(light detection and ranging,LiDAR)点云数据的不完整性问题,提出一种车载LiDAR点云数据分割以及基于分割后点云数据的半自动化建模方法。首先对点云数据进行标准格式转换及稀化;然后以不同地物的属性和几何特征为分割条件,分别建立道路、建筑物、树和路灯等附属设施的三维模型,并利用车载以及航空图像的纹理信息辅助建筑物的立面和顶面三维建模;最后以真实街景为实验区,基于拓普康IP-S2车载LiDAR点云数据,完成该街景的分割与建模。实验结果表明,该文提出的点云数据分割与街景地物重建方法比较简单,可实现道路和建筑物的半自动化分割;利用成熟的建模软件和方法,实现了建模的完整性和较强的可靠性。展开更多
基金supported by the Future Challenge Program through the Agency for Defense Development funded by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (No.UC200015RD)。
文摘Swarm robot systems are an important application of autonomous unmanned surface vehicles on water surfaces.For monitoring natural environments and conducting security activities within a certain range using a surface vehicle,the swarm robot system is more efficient than the operation of a single object as the former can reduce cost and save time.It is necessary to detect adjacent surface obstacles robustly to operate a cluster of unmanned surface vehicles.For this purpose,a LiDAR(light detection and ranging)sensor is used as it can simultaneously obtain 3D information for all directions,relatively robustly and accurately,irrespective of the surrounding environmental conditions.Although the GPS(global-positioning-system)error range exists,obtaining measurements of the surface-vessel position can still ensure stability during platoon maneuvering.In this study,a three-layer convolutional neural network is applied to classify types of surface vehicles.The aim of this approach is to redefine the sparse 3D point cloud data as 2D image data with a connotative meaning and subsequently utilize this transformed data for object classification purposes.Hence,we have proposed a descriptor that converts the 3D point cloud data into 2D image data.To use this descriptor effectively,it is necessary to perform a clustering operation that separates the point clouds for each object.We developed voxel-based clustering for the point cloud clustering.Furthermore,using the descriptor,3D point cloud data can be converted into a 2D feature image,and the converted 2D image is provided as an input value to the network.We intend to verify the validity of the proposed 3D point cloud feature descriptor by using experimental data in the simulator.Furthermore,we explore the feasibility of real-time object classification within this framework.
基金supported by a grant from the National Key Research and Development Project(2023YFB4302100)Key Research and Development Project of Jiangxi Province(No.20232ACE01011)Independent Deployment Project of Ganjiang Innovation Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences(E255J001).
文摘Aiming at the limitations of the existing railway foreign object detection methods based on two-dimensional(2D)images,such as short detection distance,strong influence of environment and lack of distance information,we propose Rail-PillarNet,a three-dimensional(3D)LIDAR(Light Detection and Ranging)railway foreign object detection method based on the improvement of PointPillars.Firstly,the parallel attention pillar encoder(PAPE)is designed to fully extract the features of the pillars and alleviate the problem of local fine-grained information loss in PointPillars pillars encoder.Secondly,a fine backbone network is designed to improve the feature extraction capability of the network by combining the coding characteristics of LIDAR point cloud feature and residual structure.Finally,the initial weight parameters of the model were optimised by the transfer learning training method to further improve accuracy.The experimental results on the OSDaR23 dataset show that the average accuracy of Rail-PillarNet reaches 58.51%,which is higher than most mainstream models,and the number of parameters is 5.49 M.Compared with PointPillars,the accuracy of each target is improved by 10.94%,3.53%,16.96%and 19.90%,respectively,and the number of parameters only increases by 0.64M,which achieves a balance between the number of parameters and accuracy.
文摘针对现有机载LiDAR(light detection and ranging)点云滤波方法在地形起伏剧烈的林区适用性不足的问题,提出一种多分辨率层次布料模拟滤波方法。首先,通过多尺度形态学开运算选择大量种子地面点;然后,基于种子地面点,使用布料模拟法由低至高逐层构建参考地形,以快速获取高分辨率参考地形;最后,基于点至参考地形的高差区分地面点和非地面点。利用国际摄影测量和遥感学会提供的数据集和参考方法,评估该方法性能。利用在中国、美国多个代表性林区的点云数据,评估该方法的可推广性。结果表明,该方法的Kappa系数和运行时间是83.72%和34.11 s,精度和效率较经典布料模拟滤波方法提高10.49%和52.17%。相比8种参考方法,该方法能够获得更高精度,并且具有稳定的可推广性。
文摘For time-of-flight(TOF)light detection and ranging(LiDAR),a three-channel high-performance transimpedance amplifier(TIA)with high immunity to input load capacitance is presented.A regulated cascade(RGC)as the input stage is at the core of the complementary metal oxide semiconductor(CMOS)circuit chip,giving it more immunity to input photodiode detectors.A simple smart output interface acting as a feedback structure,which is rarely found in other designs,reduces the chip size and power consumption simultaneously.The circuit is designed using a 0.5μm CMOS process technology to achieve low cost.The device delivers a 33.87 dB?transimpedance gain at 350 MHz.With a higher input load capacitance,it shows a-3 dB bandwidth of 461 MHz,indicating a better detector tolerance at the front end of the system.Under a 3.3 V supply voltage,the device consumes 5.2 mW,and the total chip area with three channels is 402.8×597.0μm2(including the test pads).
文摘机载激光雷达(LiDAR)点云电力线提取过程中存在杆塔形状复杂、噪声影响大等问题,导致电力线点云提取精度低,本文提出一种基于点云分块处理、格网划分的曲面拟合滤波、自适应密度聚类算法的电力线点云提取与重建方法。首先,根据电力线走向,对整体点云进行分块处理;其次,在曲面拟合算法的基础上,引入格网划分思想,提出一种改进曲面拟合滤波算法并进行点云滤波;最后,通过给出自适应密度聚类解决方案精确提取电力线点云。借助点云库(PCL)、libLAS库与Visual Studio 2017 C++开发环境实现本文算法,基于实测点云数据对本文方法进行测试与精度评定。结果表明:电力线提取精确率为97.82%、召回率为99.76%、F1值为98.78%,一次便可实现电力线的成功提取,在保证提取精度的同时提升了提取效率,本文研究能够为电力线智能巡检提供良好的工程应用价值。
文摘利用机载激光雷达扫描(Light Detection and Ranging,LiDAR)技术所得点云进行震后倒塌建筑物提取时,树木与倒塌建筑物的点云特征十分相似,较难区分。为了快速准确获取震后房屋建筑物的受损情况,本文提出使用回波次数比特征指标,结合前人所提出的点云回波强度、归一化强度、最邻近点高差、法向量夹角、X向坡角和Y向坡角等特征的均值和标准差,利用K-最近邻分类法实现单体地物区分的方法。对2010年海地7.0地震震后机载LiDAR数据进行了地面点去除,分别选取了未倒塌建筑物、倒塌建筑物和树木各50个训练样本和各20个测试样本,计算了各因子的分布及其均值和标准差,在分析的基础上最终选取了可分性较强的8个分类特征,利用K-最近邻分类法对测试样本进行了分类,结果显示分类正确率可达85%以上。研究表明选取多个有效的LiDAR点云分类特征可以较好地区分震后未倒塌建筑物、倒塌建筑物和树木,提高震后建筑物震害程度判定的准确性,为应急救援及时提供较为准确的灾情信息支持。
文摘针对车载激光雷达(light detection and ranging,LiDAR)点云数据的不完整性问题,提出一种车载LiDAR点云数据分割以及基于分割后点云数据的半自动化建模方法。首先对点云数据进行标准格式转换及稀化;然后以不同地物的属性和几何特征为分割条件,分别建立道路、建筑物、树和路灯等附属设施的三维模型,并利用车载以及航空图像的纹理信息辅助建筑物的立面和顶面三维建模;最后以真实街景为实验区,基于拓普康IP-S2车载LiDAR点云数据,完成该街景的分割与建模。实验结果表明,该文提出的点云数据分割与街景地物重建方法比较简单,可实现道路和建筑物的半自动化分割;利用成熟的建模软件和方法,实现了建模的完整性和较强的可靠性。
