Fine Registration of Low-Resolution Infrared Camera and Low-Beam LiDAR

Leyun Hu, Chao Wei*, Yang Xu, Zhe Zhang, Luxing Li, Xinhao Qian

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Extrinsic calibration forms the foundation for data fusion with multi-sensors. However, challenges arise for low resolution infrared cameras and low-beams LiDAR extrinsic calibration, which are resulted by technology and cost considerations. Traditional calibration methods using chessboard patterns are no longer suitable for these two kinds of sensors. Therefore, this paper proposes a novel extrinsic calibration method based on special feature points from infrared images and LiDAR point clouds. The framework involves two main steps: an initial extrinsic guess using Perspective-n-Points and refinement of extrinsic parameters through similarity optimization. This method impressively shortens the calibration time compared to manual calibration and improves accuracy and robustness. In order to verify the efficacy of this approach, practical experiments were carried out using authentic datasets acquired from a physical unmanned vehicle.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023
EditorsRong Song
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages925-930
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350316308
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023 - Hefei, China
Duration: 13 Oct 202315 Oct 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHefei
Period13/10/2315/10/23

Keywords

  • extrinsic calibration
  • infrared camera
  • low-beam LiDAR
  • perspective- n - Points
  • registration

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