Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 22, 2228002(2023)

LiDAR Ground-Segmentation Algorithm Based on Slope Threshold and Convolution Filtering Processing

Tao Shangguan1, Rong Xie1、*, Zufang Lei2, and Zheng Liu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, Shaanxi , China
  • 2Shenzhen Leishen Intelligent System Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518100, Guangdong , China
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    Figures & Tables(20)
    Overall flow chart of the proposed algorithm
    Schematic of point cloud fan-shaped area division
    Angle diagram
    RGB image of the coarsely segmented point cloud
    RGB image containing "unknown classification points"
    Diagram of guardrail obstacle point cloud and RGB image
    Diagram of multi-region distance threshold
    Diagram of the convolution filtering process
    RGB image of finely segmented point clouds
    Simulated four-wheel vehicle platform
    Simulated road scenes and segmentation effect. (a) Flat road scene; (b) slope road scene; (c) flat road segmentation result; (d) slope road segmentation result
    Segmentation effect of each stage of the proposed algorithm in different scenes. (a) (c) Results of the first stage; (b) (d) results of the second stage
    Segmentation effects of three algorithms in different scenes. (a) (d) (g) Method in Ref.[6]; (b) (e) (h) method in Ref.[12]; (c) (f) (i) proposed method
    Guardrail physical map
    Segmentation effects of the method in Ref.[12] and the proposed method when guardrail obstacles exist. (a) (c) Method in Ref.[12]; (b) (d) proposed method
    Consuming time of three ground segmentation algorithms
    • Table 1. Segmentation results of the proposed algorithm in different simulation scenes

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      Table 1. Segmentation results of the proposed algorithm in different simulation scenes

      ScenePprecision /%Precall /%

      Average

      consuming time /ms

      Flat road99.198.210.34
      Slope road98.497.811.28
    • Table 2. Segmentation results for each stage of the proposed algorithm in different scenes

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      Table 2. Segmentation results for each stage of the proposed algorithm in different scenes

      SceneStagePprecision /%Precall /%
      Flat roadThe first stage95.694.5
      Second stage97.596.8
      Complex slope roadThe first stage93.292.3
      Second stage96.195.8
    • Table 3. Segmentation results of the three algorithms in different scenes

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      Table 3. Segmentation results of the three algorithms in different scenes

      SceneMethodPprecision /%Precall /%
      Flat roadMethod in Ref.[695.894.7
      Method in Ref.[1296.895.9
      Proposed method97.596.8
      Complex slope roadMethod in Ref.[685.782.3
      Method in Ref.[1292.491.7
      Proposed method96.195.8
    • Table 4. Average consuming time of three ground segmentation algorithms

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      Table 4. Average consuming time of three ground segmentation algorithms

      ParameterMethod in Ref.[6Method in Ref.[12Proposed method
      Averageconsuming time/ms26.6312.2716.57
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    Tao Shangguan, Rong Xie, Zufang Lei, Zheng Liu. LiDAR Ground-Segmentation Algorithm Based on Slope Threshold and Convolution Filtering Processing[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(22): 2228002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Jan. 12, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 16, 2023

    Published Online: Nov. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Rong Xie (rxie@mail.xidian.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP230491

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