Visual-Lidar Map Alignment for Infrastructure Inspections
Visual-Lidar Map Alignment for Infrastructure Inspections
Routine and repetitive infrastructure inspections present safety, efficiency, and consistency challenges as they are performed manually, often in challenging or hazardous environments. They can also introduce subjectivity and errors into the process, resulting in undesirable outcomes. Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) presents an opportunity to generate high-quality 3D maps that …