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S&M2126 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2020.2678 Published: February 20, 2020 Image-retrieval Method Using Gradient Dilation Images for Cloud-based Positioning System with 3D Wireframe Map [PDF] Junji Takahashi, Kawabe Masato, Seiya Ito, Naoshi Kaneko, Wataro Takahashi, Toshiki Sakamoto, Akihiro Shibata, and Yong Yu (Received November 1, 2019; Accepted December 9, 2019) Keywords: indoor localization, 3D wireframe map, cloud computing, gradient dilation image, parallel computing
We propose a novel cloud-based precise positioning system that uses visual sensing data.
Any mobile module with a vision sensor and wireless communication can be a client and can
receive benefit from this system. When the client module takes a picture of an environment and
uploads it to the server, it receives the shooting position with 6 degrees of freedom (DoFs) with
an accuracy on the order of centimeters within a couple of seconds. The server maintains a
map of the environment and localizes the uploaded picture in the map. The contributions of this
paper are threefold. First, we develop a new visual localization method using a 3D wireframe
map. The method proceeds in three steps: (i) the generation of an arbitrary perspective 2D
image composed of line segments from a 3D wireframe map, (ii) the gradient dilation of a
line segment image for effective image retrieval, (iii) pixelwise-AND-based image-similarity
evaluation by parallel computing. Second, we build 3D CAD models of an actual building from
a 2D design drawing and with manual measurements. Third, we experimentally evaluate our
method using virtual sensing data.
Corresponding author: Junji TakahashiThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Cite this article Junji Takahashi, Kawabe Masato, Seiya Ito, Naoshi Kaneko, Wataro Takahashi, Toshiki Sakamoto, Akihiro Shibata, and Yong Yu, Image-retrieval Method Using Gradient Dilation Images for Cloud-based Positioning System with 3D Wireframe Map, Sens. Mater., Vol. 32, No. 2, 2020, p. 611-623. |