Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 18, 1810002(2022)

Road Scene Laser Point Cloud Registration Method Based on Geographical Object Features

Rufei Liu1,2, Fei Wang1、*, Hongwei Ren2, Minye Wang1, and Jiben Yang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, Shandong, China
  • 2Research Institute of Highway Ministry of Transport, Beijing 100088, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Flow of road scene point cloud registration algorithm
    Schematics of affected area
    Schematics of 4PCS registration. (a) Correct registration; (b) meet LCP constraint; (c) 4PCS of key points constraint
    Experimental data. (a) Instrument and equipment; (b) profile measurement area (A and B areas); (c) MLS point cloud; (d) TLS point cloud; (e) relative position of different data
    Distribution of elevation direction error of 600 m road
    Selection results of registration primitives
    Key points distribution. (a) Key points distribution extracted with 3D-SIFT algorithm; (b) key points distribution extracted with normal vector angle algorithm combining with LSP; (c) key points distribution extracted with ISS algorithm; (d) key points distribution extracted with our algorithm
    MLS point cloud registration results for region A. (a) Original point clouds; (b) registration results
    Curbstone distribution in segmented point cloud. (a) 50 m segmented point cloud; (b) 100 m segmented point cloud
    TLS and MLS point cloud registration results. (a) Original point cloud; (b) point cloud after registration; (c) local amplification of registration point cloud
    Registration results of different algorithms. (a) 4PCS algorithm; (b) Key-4PCS algorithm; (c) ICP algorithm; (d) Key-KD-ICP algorithm; (e) Key4PCS-KeyICP algorithm
    • Table 1. Basic information of experimental data

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      Table 1. Basic information of experimental data

      Experimental areaAcquisition systemRoad environmentLength of road /kmPositional deviation /mQuantity of scanning points /106
      AMLSResidential area1.66160
      BFAROMajor area0.154318
    • Table 2. Quantity of key points extracted with each algorithm and algorithm efficiency

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      Table 2. Quantity of key points extracted with each algorithm and algorithm efficiency

      Key point extraction algorithmTime /sQuantity of key points
      3D-SIFT12.87850
      Normal vector angle algorithm combining with LSP10.181164
      ISS3.111018
      Ours6.22708
    • Table 3. Experimental results of segmented point cloud with different sections

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      Table 3. Experimental results of segmented point cloud with different sections

      Fractional length /mTime of key points extraction /sTime of registration /sRMSE /m
      3010.622.420.022
      408.473.200.026
      5010.305.040.038
      6012.402.620.036
      8012.693.970.042
      10028.373.850.043
    • Table 4. Evaluation of TLS and MLS point cloud registration results

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      Table 4. Evaluation of TLS and MLS point cloud registration results

      StationTime of key point extraction /sTime of registration /sRMSE /m
      13.732.990.046
      24.4417.840.042
      34.805.040.042
      Overall12.9725.870.044
    • Table 5. Comparison on time consuming and precision of different algorithms

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      Table 5. Comparison on time consuming and precision of different algorithms

      AlgorithmTime /sRMSE /m
      4PCS12.590.380
      Key-4PCS2.060.172
      ICP7.810.230
      Key-KD-ICP0.820.049
      Key4PCS-KeyICP2.300.038
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    Rufei Liu, Fei Wang, Hongwei Ren, Minye Wang, Jiben Yang. Road Scene Laser Point Cloud Registration Method Based on Geographical Object Features[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(18): 1810002

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    Paper Information

    Category: remote sensing and sensor

    Received: Dec. 10, 2021

    Accepted: Jan. 17, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 28, 2022

    The Author Email: Fei Wang (WangFei202123@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.1810002

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