Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 14, 1428007(2024)

Research on Infrared and LiDAR Calibration Algorithm for Road Scene

Zhaofei Xu1,3, Jian Liao2、*, Hongcheng Wang1, Chong Kang2, Wei He1, and Wuyue Wang2
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  • 1Yantai IRay Technology Co., Ltd., Yantai 264000, Shandong, China
  • 2Yantai Research Institute, Harbin Engineering University, Yantai 265503, Shandong, China
  • 3College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150006, Heilongjiang, China
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    In advanced autonomous driving, the fusion of infrared camera and LiDAR can realize the vehicle's all-day, all-weather accurate perception of the surrounding complex environment. Accurate alignment is an indispensable step to realize multisensor fusion, and it is necessary to realize accurate alignment before fusion. Because infrared cameras have no color information, the traditional calibration method can be used for infrared camera and the LiDAR, and the calibration can only be performed based on a special heating target. However, such methods are costly, cumbersome to operate, and have limited calibration distances and low accuracy. Therefore, this study proposes an infrared and LiDAR calibration algorithm for road scenes. The proposed algorithm does not need a special target and can achieve accurate calibration at different distances according to the characteristics of the vehicles, pedestrians, lane lines, and road poles in different directions. Experimental results show that the proposed scheme can improve the robustness and security of automatic driving systems in harsh environments such as night, rain, fog, sand, and backlight. The proposed scheme can achieve more than 90% calibration accuracy for pedestrians and cars within longitudinal distances of 0 to 100 m and lateral distances of -10 m to 10 m.

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    Zhaofei Xu, Jian Liao, Hongcheng Wang, Chong Kang, Wei He, Wuyue Wang. Research on Infrared and LiDAR Calibration Algorithm for Road Scene[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(14): 1428007

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Nov. 1, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 21, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 11, 2024

    The Author Email: Liao Jian (liaojian0911@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232408

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