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Automatic extrinsic calibration for structured light camera and repetitive LiDARs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2024

Yangtao Ge Open the ORCID record for Yangtao Ge [Opens in a new window] ,
Chen Yao Open the ORCID record for Chen Yao [Opens in a new window] ,
Zirui Wang ,
Bangzhen Huang ,
Haoran Kang ,
Wentao Zhang ,
Zhenzhong Jia  and
Jing Wu Open the ORCID record for Jing Wu [Opens in a new window]
Yangtao Ge
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P R China
Chen Yao
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P R China
Zirui Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P R China
Bangzhen Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P R China
Haoran Kang
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P R China
Wentao Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P R China
Zhenzhong Jia
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P R China
Jing Wu*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P R China
*
Corresponding author: Jing Wu; Email: wuj@sustech.edu.cn
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Abstract

The integration of camera and LiDAR technologies has the potential to significantly enhance construction robots’ perception capabilities by providing complementary construction information. Structured light cameras (SLCs) are a desirable alternative as they provide comprehensive information on construction defects. However, fusing these two types of information depends largely on the sensors’ relative positions, which can only be established through extrinsic calibration. This paper introduces a novel calibration algorithm considering a customized board for SLCs and repetitive LiDARs, which are designed to facilitate the automation of construction robots. The calibration board is equipped with four symmetrically distributed hemispheres, whose centers are obtained by fitting the spheres and adoption with the geometric constraints. Subsequently, the spherical centers serve as reference features to estimate the relationship between the sensors. These distinctive features enable our proposed method to only require one calibration board pose and minimize human intervention. We conducted both simulation and real-world experiments to assess the performance of our algorithm. And the results demonstrate that our method exhibits enhanced accuracy and robustness.

Keywords

automaticextrinsic calibrationstructured light cameras

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Robotica , Volume 42 , Issue 7 , July 2024 , pp. 2150 - 2168
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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Yangtao Ge and Chen Yao contributed equally to this paper.

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