Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 8, 0837009(2024)

Augmented Edge Graph Convolutional Networks for Semantic Segmentation of 3D Point Clouds

Lujian Zhang, Yuanwei Bi*, Yaowen Liu, and Yansen Huang
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  • School of Computer and Control Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264000, Shandong , China
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    Currently, most point cloud semantic segmentation methods based on graph convolution overlook the critical aspect of edge construction, resulting in an incomplete representation of the features of local regions. To address this limitation, we propose a novel graph convolutional network AE-GCN that integrates edge enhancement with an attention mechanism. First, we incorporate neighboring point features into the edges rather than solely considering feature differences between the central point and its neighboring points. Second, introducing an attention mechanism ensures a more comprehensive utilization of local information within the point cloud. Finally, we employ a U-Shape segmentation structure to improve the network's semantic point cloud segmentation adaptability. Our experiments on two public datasets, Toronto_3D and S3DIS, demonstrate that AE-GCN outperforms most current methods. Specifically, on the Toronto_3D dataset, AE-GCN achieves a competitive average intersection-to-union ratio of 80.3% and an overall accuracy of 97.1%. Furthermore, on the S3DIS dataset, the model attains an average intersection-to-union ratio of 68.0% and an overall accuracy of 87.2%.

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    Lujian Zhang, Yuanwei Bi, Yaowen Liu, Yansen Huang. Augmented Edge Graph Convolutional Networks for Semantic Segmentation of 3D Point Clouds[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(8): 0837009

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    Paper Information

    Category: Digital Image Processing

    Received: Jun. 12, 2023

    Accepted: Aug. 8, 2023

    Published Online: Apr. 2, 2024

    The Author Email: Bi Yuanwei (byw@ytu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP231522

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