• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.302-306
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• 2021

Indoor localization is one of the basic elements of Location-Based Service, such as indoor navigation, location-based precision marketing, spatial recognition of robotics, augmented reality, and mixed reality. We propose a Voxel Labeling-based visual positioning system using object simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). Our method is a method of determining a location through single image 3D cuboid object detection and object SLAM for indoor navigation, then mapping to create an indoor map, addressing it with voxels, and matching with a defined space. First, high-quality cuboids are created from sampling 2D bounding boxes and vanishing points for single image object detection. And after jointly optimizing the poses of cameras, objects, and points, it is a Visual Positioning System (VPS) through matching with the pose information of the object in the voxel database. Our method provided the spatial information needed to the user with improved location accuracy and direction estimation.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.353-358
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• 2022

Due to the limited field of view of the pinhole camera, there is a lack of stability and accuracy in camera pose estimation applications such as visual SLAM. Nowadays, multiple-camera setups and large field of cameras are used to solve such issues. However, a multiple-camera system increases the computation complexity of the algorithm. Therefore, in multiple camera-assisted visual simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM) the multi-view tracking algorithm is proposed that can be used to balance the budget of the features in tracking and local mapping. The proposed algorithm is based on PanoSLAM architecture with a panoramic camera model. To avoid the scale issue 3D LiDAR is fused with omnidirectional camera setup. The depth is directly estimated from 3D LiDAR and the remaining features are triangulated from pose information. To validate the method, we collected a dataset from the outdoor environment and performed extensive experiments. The accuracy was measured by the absolute trajectory error which shows comparable robustness in various environments.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.334-338
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• 2022

In visual simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM), the correct recognition of a place benefits in relocalization and improved map accuracy. However, its performance is significantly affected by the environmental conditions such as variation in light, viewpoints, seasons, and presence of dynamic objects. This research addresses the problem of feature occlusion caused by interference of dynamic objects leading to the poor performance of visual place recognition algorithm. To overcome the aforementioned problem, this research analyzes the role of scene semantics in correct detection of a place in challenging environments and presents a semantics aided visual place recognition method. Semantics being invariant to viewpoint changes and dynamic environment can improve the overall performance of the place matching method. The proposed method is evaluated on the two benchmark datasets with dynamic environment and seasonal changes. Experimental results show the improved performance of the visual place recognition method for vSLAM.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2015

이 논문에서는 영상정보를 기반으로 한 무인 시스템의 자율 항법기술에 대한 동향을 요약한다. 영상기반 항법기술로는 비주얼 서보잉, 비주얼 오도메트리, 영상 기반 SLAM(simultaneous localization and mapping)이 있다. 비주얼 서보잉은 목표 이미지와 현재 이미지 사이의 피쳐 차이로부터 원하는 속도 입력을 계산하여 무인 로봇을 목표 자세로 유도하는 데 사용된다. 비주얼 오도메트리는 무인 시스템이 영상정보를 바탕으로 자신의 이동 궤적을 추정하는 기술로, 기존의 dead-reckoning 방식보다 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있다. 영상 기반 SLAM은 무인 시스템이 영상 정보를 활용하여 미지의 환경에 대한 지도를 구축함과 동시에 자신의 위치를 결정해 나가는 기술로, 정확히 알지 못하는 환경에서 무인차량이나 무인기를 운용하는데 필수적이다. 이러한 기술들이 적용된 해외의 연구 사례들을 살펴봄으로써 영상기반 항법기술의 동향을 파악할 수 있었다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.617-629
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• 2021

Although the actual visual simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithms provide highly accurate tracking and mapping, most algorithms are too heavy to run live on embedded devices. In addition, the maps they produce are often unsuitable for path planning. To mitigate these issues, we propose a completely closed-loop online dense RGB-D SLAM algorithm targeting autonomous indoor mobile robot navigation tasks. The proposed algorithm runs live on an NVIDIA Jetson board embedded on a two-wheel differential-drive robot. It exhibits lightweight three-dimensional mapping, room-scale consistency, accurate pose tracking, and robustness to moving objects. Further, we introduce a navigation strategy based on the proposed algorithm. Experimental results demonstrate the robustness of the proposed SLAM algorithm, its computational efficiency, and its benefits for on-the-fly navigation while mapping.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.483-489
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 넓은 지역에서의 영상기반 자동 항법을 위한 실시간 위치인식 및 지도작성 방법을 제안한다. 한 대의 카메라에서 입력된 영상으로부터 제안된 방법은 6 자유도 카메라 자세와 3 차원 특징점 위치를 연속적으로 계산한다. 제안된 방법은 넓은 지역을 주행하며 촬영된 영상에 적용하여 그 위치와 환경지도를 성공적으로 작성하였이다. 본 논문에서는 이진기술자(binary descriptor)와 수치-위상(metric-topological)지도 표현법을 사용하여 GPU 나 영상의 축소 없이 실시간 성능과 광범위한 지역에서의 회귀점 검출(loop detection)을 하였다. 제안된 방법은 여러 환경에서 촬영된 영상과, 해당 영상의 GPS 기준값과 비교하여 평가하였다.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.197-205
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• 2014

As computer vision algorithms are developed on a continuous basis, the visual information from vision sensors has been widely used in the context of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), called visual SLAM, which utilizes relative motion information between images. This research addresses a visual SLAM framework for online localization and mapping in an unstructured seabed environment that can be applied to a low-cost unmanned underwater vehicle equipped with a single monocular camera as a major measurement sensor. Typically, an image motion model with a predefined dimensionality can be corrupted by errors due to the violation of the model assumptions, which may lead to performance degradation of the visual SLAM estimation. To deal with the erroneous image motion model, this study employs a local bundle optimization (LBO) scheme when a closed loop is detected. The results of comparison between visual SLAM estimation with LBO and the other case are presented to validate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2022년도 가을 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.47-48
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• 2022

The positioning technology that measures the position of a person or object is a key technology to deal with the location of the real coordinate system or converge the real and virtual worlds, such as digital twins, augmented reality, virtual reality, and autonomous driving. In estimating the location of a person or object at an indoor construction site, there are restrictions that it is impossible to receive location information from the outside, the communication infrastructure is insufficient, and it is difficult to install additional devices. Therefore, this study tested the direct sparse odometry algorithm, one of the visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (vSLAM) that estimate the current location and surrounding map using only image information, at an indoor construction site and analyzed its applicability as an indoor positioning technology. As a result, it was found that it is possible to properly estimate the surrounding map and the current location even in the indoor construction site, which has relatively few feature points. The results of this study can be used as reference data for researchers related to indoor positioning technology for construction sites in the future.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.687-694
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 Visual 동시적 위치추정 및 지도작성(SLAM : Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)기술을 응용하여 실내에서 생성된 SLAM 맵을 기반으로 지정된 목적지에 물건을 배달하는 자율주행 차량 플랫폼을 제안하였다. 실내에서 SLAM 맵을 생성하기 위해 소형 자율주행 차량 플랫폼의 상단에 SLAM 맵 생성을 위한 심도 카메라를 설치하고 SLAM 맵 속에서의 정확한 위치추정을 하기 위해 추적 카메라를 장착하여 구현하였다. 또한, 목적지의 표찰을 인식하기 위해 합성곱 신경망(CNN : Convolutional neural network)을 사용하여 목적지에 정확하게 도착할 수 있도록 주행 알고리즘을 적용하여 설계하였다. 실내 배송 자율주행 차량을 실제로 제작하였고 SLAM 맵의 정확도 확인과 CNN을 통한 목적지 표찰 인식 실험을 수행하였다. 결과적으로 표찰 인식의 성공률을 향상시켜 구현한 실내 배송용 자율주행 차량의 활용 적합성 여부를 확인하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.353-364
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• 2009

In this paper, a SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) method using a single camera and planar fiducial markers is proposed. Fiducial markers are planar patterns that are mounted on the ceiling or wall. Each fiducial marker has a unique hi-tonal identification pattern with square outlines. It can be printed on paper to reduce cost or it can be painted using retro-reflective paint in order to make invisible and prevent undesirable visual effects. Existing localization methods using artificial landmarks have the disadvantage that landmark locations must be known a priori. In contrast, the proposed method can build a map and estimate robot location even if landmark locations are not known a priori. Hence, it reduces installation time and setup cost. The proposed method works good even when only one fiducial marker is seen at a scene. We perform computer simulation to evaluate proposed method.