Title | Hierarchical 2.5-D Scene Alignment for Change Detection With Large Viewpoint Differences |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | van de Wouw, DWJM, Dubbelman, G, de With, PHN |
Journal | IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters |
Volume | 1 |
Pagination | 361-368 |
Date Published | Jan |
ISSN | 2377-3766 |
Keywords | 2.5D scene alignment algorithm, 2D local image registration, Cameras, change detection system, Computer Vision for Transportation, feature extraction, image reconstruction, image registration, image texture, image-based texture projection, intelligent transportation systems, intelligent vehicle, mobile platforms, mobile robots, real-time systems, Roads, robot vision, Robustness, scene reconstruction, Surveillance Systems, Three-dimensional displays, Transforms, viewpoint difference |
Abstract | Change detection from mobile platforms is a relevant topic in the field of intelligent vehicles and has many applications, such as countering improvised explosive devices (C-IED). Existing real-time C-IED systems are not robust against large viewpoint differences, which are unavoidable under realistic operating conditions in outdoor environments. To address this, we proposes a new hierarchical 2.5-D scene-alignment algorithm. First, the 3-D ground surface of the historic scene is reconstructed by polygons, onto which historic image-based texture is projected. By estimating the 3-D transformation between historic and live camera views, the historic scene can be rendered as if seen from the live camera viewpoint. To compensate for 3-D alignment and reconstruction imperfections, local pixel-accurate registration refinement is performed in 2-D. The proposed real-time 2.5-D method thereby combines the accuracy of a 2-D local image registration with the robustness of 3-D scene alignment. It was found that the resulting change detection system detects small changes of only 18×18×9 at distances of 60 meters under large trajectory deviations of up to 2.5 meters. |
DOI | 10.1109/LRA.2016.2520561 |
Hierarchical 2.5-D Scene Alignment for Change Detection With Large Viewpoint Differences
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