Building a Real-Time 2D Lidar Using Deep Learning

Applying deep learning methods, this paper addresses depth prediction problem resulting from single monocular images. A vector of distances is predicted instead of a whole image matrix. A vector-only prediction decreases training overhead and prediction periods and requires less resources (memory, C...

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Main Authors: Nadim Arubai, Omar Hamdoun, Assef Jafar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Robotics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6652828
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Summary:Applying deep learning methods, this paper addresses depth prediction problem resulting from single monocular images. A vector of distances is predicted instead of a whole image matrix. A vector-only prediction decreases training overhead and prediction periods and requires less resources (memory, CPU). We propose a module which is more time efficient than the state-of-the-art modules ResNet, VGG, FCRN, and DORN. We enhanced the network results by training it on depth vectors from other levels (we get a new level by changing the Lidar tilt angle). The predicted results give a vector of distances around the robot, which is sufficient for the obstacle avoidance problem and many other applications.
ISSN:1687-9600
1687-9619