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Scale robust IMU-assisted KLT for stereo visual odometry solution

Chermak, L., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 & Richardson, M. (2017). Scale robust IMU-assisted KLT for stereo visual odometry solution. Robotica, 35(9), pp. 1864-1887. doi: 10.1017/s0263574716000552

Abstract

We propose a novel stereo visual IMU-assisted (Inertial Measurement Unit) technique that extends to large inter-frame motion the use of KLT tracker (Kanade–Lucas–Tomasi). The constrained and coherent inter-frame motion acquired from the IMU is applied to detected features through homogenous transform using 3D geometry and stereoscopy properties. This predicts efficiently the projection of the optical flow in subsequent images. Accurate adaptive tracking windows limit tracking areas resulting in a minimum of lost features and also prevent tracking of dynamic objects. This new feature tracking approach is adopted as part of a fast and robust visual odometry algorithm based on double dogleg trust region method. Comparisons with gyro-aided KLT and variants approaches show that our technique is able to maintain minimum loss of features and low computational cost even on image sequences presenting important scale change. Visual odometry solution based on this IMU-assisted KLT gives more accurate result than INS/GPS solution for trajectory generation in certain context.

Publication Type: Article
Publisher Keywords: Computer vision, Navigation, IMU-KLT feature tracking, Visual odometry, Double dogleg
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Departments: School of Science & Technology > Engineering
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