Coupled: Calibration of a lidar and camera rig using automatic plane detection

Omar Montoya, Octavio Icasio, Joaquín Salas

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Abstract

LiDARs and cameras are two widely used sensors in robotics and computer vision, particularly for navigation and recognition in 3D scenarios. Systems combining both may benefit from the precise depth of the former and the high-density information of the latter, but a calibration process is necessary to relate them spatially. In this paper, we introduce COUPLED, a method that finds the extrinsic parameters to relate information between them. The method implies the use of a setup consisting of three planes with charuco patterns to find the planes in both systems. We obtain corresponding points in both systems through geometric relations between the planes. Afterward, we use these points and the Kabsch algorithm to compute the transformation that merges the planes between both systems. Compared to recent single plane algorithms, we obtain more accurate parameters, and only one pose is required. In the process, we develop a method to automatically find the calibration target using a plane detector instead of manually selecting the target in the LiDAR frame.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPattern Recognition - 12th Mexican Conference, MCPR 2020, Proceedings
EditorsKarina Mariela Figueroa Mora, Juan Anzurez Marín, Jaime Cerda, Jesús Ariel Carrasco-Ochoa, José Francisco Martínez-Trinidad, José Arturo Olvera-López
PublisherSpringer
Pages209-218
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783030490751
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event12th Mexican Conference on Pattern Recognition, MCPR 2020 - Morelia, Mexico
Duration: 24 Jun 202027 Jun 2020

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume12088 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference12th Mexican Conference on Pattern Recognition, MCPR 2020
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityMorelia
Period24/06/2027/06/20

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