Geometric Multi-Session Map Merging with Learned Descriptors
Analysis
Key Takeaways
- •Proposes a learning-based framework (GMLD) for multi-session point cloud map merging.
- •Employs a keypoint-aware encoder and plane-based geometric transformer for feature extraction.
- •Integrates inter-session scan matching cost factors for improved global consistency.
- •Demonstrates accurate and robust map merging with low error on various datasets.
“The results show accurate and robust map merging with low error, and the learned features deliver strong performance in both loop closure detection and relative pose estimation.”