Abstract:
Handling degenerate rotation-only camera motion is a challenge for
keyframe-based simultaneous localization and mapping with six degrees of
freedom. Existing systems usually filter corresponding keyframe candidates,
resulting in mapping starvation and tracking failure. We propose to employ
these otherwise discarded keyframes to build up local panoramic maps
registered in the 3D map. Thus, the system is able to maintain tracking
during rotational camera motions. Additionally, we seek to actively associate
panoramic and 3D map data for improved 3D mapping through the triangulation
of more new 3D map features. We demonstrate the efficacy of our approach in
several evaluations that show how the combined system handles rotation only
camera motion while creating larger and denser maps compared to a standard
SLAM system.
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