Multi-view registration of unordered range scans by fast correspondence propagation of multi-scale descriptors

PLoS One. 2018 Sep 10;13(9):e0203139. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203139. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

This paper proposes a global approach for the multi-view registration of unordered range scans. Our method starts with the pair-wise registration, where multi-scale descriptor is selected for feature point and the propagation of feature correspondence is accordingly accelerated. Subsequently, we design an effective rule to judge the reliability of these pair-wise registration results. According to the judgment of reliability, we propose a model fusion method, which can utilize reliable results of pair-wise registration to augment the model shape. Finally, multi-view registration can be achieved by operating the pair-wise registration, reliability judgment, and model fusion alternately. The proposed approach can be applied to scene reconstruction and robot mapping. Experimental results conducted on public datasets show that the proposed approach can automatically achieve multi-view registration of unordered range scans. Compared with other related approaches, the proposed approach has superior performances in accuracy and effectiveness.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods
  • Robotics

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant nos. 61573273 and 91648121. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.