Gaussian decomposition method for full waveform data of LiDAR base on neural network

Abstract The full waveform data from airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) provides information on the distance of the target. Accurately extracting the ranging information from the full waveform data is crucial for generating point clouds. This paper introduces a method for Gaussian decompos...

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Main Authors: Jie Liu, Xinjie Zhang, Jing Lv, Xinyu Li, Libin Du
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82543-z
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description Abstract The full waveform data from airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) provides information on the distance of the target. Accurately extracting the ranging information from the full waveform data is crucial for generating point clouds. This paper introduces a method for Gaussian decomposition of full waveform data using a convolutional neural network. The method employs an improved densely connected convolutional neural network and the EM (Expectation Maximization) algorithm to extract information from the data. The method involves two key steps. First, The FWDN network preprocesses the full waveform data to enhance signal quality by reducing noise, and then the improved EM algorithm extracts Gaussian parameters (amplitude, expectation, and full width at half maximum) to obtain ranging information. Based on simulation and measured data, the decomposition success rate of this method is more than 98% with an average range accuracy of less than 1.5 cm compared to other methods. The method has significant potential for application in the field of mapping, 3D modeling.
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spelling doaj-art-e850eacc7e084556832ed9e83217dee72025-08-20T03:00:58ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115111210.1038/s41598-024-82543-zGaussian decomposition method for full waveform data of LiDAR base on neural networkJie Liu0Xinjie Zhang1Jing Lv2Xinyu Li3Libin Du4College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and TechnologyCollege of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and TechnologyCollege of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and TechnologyCollege of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and TechnologyCollege of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and TechnologyAbstract The full waveform data from airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) provides information on the distance of the target. Accurately extracting the ranging information from the full waveform data is crucial for generating point clouds. This paper introduces a method for Gaussian decomposition of full waveform data using a convolutional neural network. The method employs an improved densely connected convolutional neural network and the EM (Expectation Maximization) algorithm to extract information from the data. The method involves two key steps. First, The FWDN network preprocesses the full waveform data to enhance signal quality by reducing noise, and then the improved EM algorithm extracts Gaussian parameters (amplitude, expectation, and full width at half maximum) to obtain ranging information. Based on simulation and measured data, the decomposition success rate of this method is more than 98% with an average range accuracy of less than 1.5 cm compared to other methods. The method has significant potential for application in the field of mapping, 3D modeling.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82543-z
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Gaussian decomposition method for full waveform data of LiDAR base on neural network
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