Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 4, 0410019(2023)

Point Cloud Plane Fitting Algorithm Based on Least Square Median

Yang Wang, Junyuan Wang*, Wenhua Du, and Nengquan Duan
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  • School of Mechanical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, Shanxi, China
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    Point cloud on wall of St. Gallen Cathedral
    Fitting effect of point cloud on wall of St. Gallen Cathedral. (a) Wall point cloud; (b) RANSAC and PCA fitting; (c) LMedS and PCA fitting
    Line laser sensor platform, sheet metal parts, and point cloud data. (a) Line laser sensor platform; (b) sheet metal parts and surface point cloud
    Fitting effect of point cloud on sheet metal surface. (a) Sheet metal part surface point cloud; (b) RANSAC and PCA fitting; (c) LMedS and PCA fitting
    Desktop point cloud containing sundries such as cups and hats
    Fitting effect of desktop point cloud with sundries such as cups and hats. (a) Desktop point cloud; (b) RANSAC fitting;(c) LMedS fitting
    Comparison of fitting results between LMedS and RANSAC. (a) Running time of two algorithms; (b) standard deviation of two algorithms
    Correct fitting results and fitting results with certain errors of wall point cloud using LMedS. (a) Correct fitting plane; (b) (c) fitting plane with large error
    Correct fitting results and fitting results with certain errors of point cloud on surface of sheet metal parts using LMedS. (a) Correct fitting plane; (b) fitting plane with large error
    Correct fitting results and fitting results with certain errors of desktop point cloud using LMedS. (a) Correct fitting plane; (b) fitting plane with large error
    • Table 1. P=95%, minimum number of iterations K with minimum number of samples n

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      Table 1. P=95%, minimum number of iterations K with minimum number of samples n

      nε:contaminated data fraction
      10%20%30%40%50%
      2235711
      32471222
      548173895
      107271054943067
    • Table 2. Comparison of plane parameters of point cloud fitting on wall of St. Gallen Cathedral

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      Table 2. Comparison of plane parameters of point cloud fitting on wall of St. Gallen Cathedral

      MethodPointsABCDσTime /s
      RANSAC1857470.03540.99930.0037-27.71721.03771.32
      LMedS1857470.03250.99600.0034-27.72680.93980.90
    • Table 3. Comparison of surface point cloud fitting plane parameters of sheet metal parts

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      Table 3. Comparison of surface point cloud fitting plane parameters of sheet metal parts

      MethodPointsABCDσTime /s
      RANSAC3325200.01500.01280.999816.81700.28772.21
      LMedS3325200.01490.01290.999816.82810.30321.57
    • Table 4. Comparison of fitting plane parameters of desktop point cloud including cups, hats, and other sundries

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      Table 4. Comparison of fitting plane parameters of desktop point cloud including cups, hats, and other sundries

      MethodPointsABCDσTime /s
      RANSAC5933340.2309-0.04500.97191.31500.02824.40
      LMedS5933340.2282-0.04280.97261.31560.03432.81
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    Yang Wang, Junyuan Wang, Wenhua Du, Nengquan Duan. Point Cloud Plane Fitting Algorithm Based on Least Square Median[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(4): 0410019

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    Paper Information

    Category: Image Processing

    Received: Dec. 13, 2021

    Accepted: Jan. 5, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 14, 2023

    The Author Email: Wang Junyuan (wangjy@nuc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP213208

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