This is the second article in the series on Localization and Mapping Overview. In the previous article we discussed about smoothing and structure from motion systema. In this article, we will discuss multiview stereo system and modern optimization based SLAM systems. Multi view stereo system How do we as humans infer depth of the items that we see? While there are several layers of reasoning to this, one of the primary explanations is that we have binocular stereo....
Evolution of Localisation and Mapping Technology (I)
Introduction The problems of mapping and localisation in computer vision (or perception in general) refers to estimating how your camera (or any other sensor) is moving through a space (localization) while also maintaining a belief of how the outside world exists or what the structure of the world is (mapping). The problem of mapping and localisation is a bit of a chicken and egg problem. If you have a good map, then you can localize yourself against it quite accurately....
Learning to Research @OffNote Labs
Doing Research has, until recently, been synonymous with finishing an MS or PhD program and getting a researchy job. That route isn’t a level-playing field at all — there are plenty of gatekeepers on the way, and you must be lucky to work around each of them. What gets lost in the noise about degrees, exams, applications and funding is the individual drive to do something special, to achieve mastery, to make an impact....