CurbNet: Curb Detection Framework Based on LiDAR Point Cloud Segmentation

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Main Authors: Zhao, Guoyang, Ma, Fulong, Qi, Weiqing, Liu, Yuxuan, Liu, Ming, Ma, Jun
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author Zhao, Guoyang
Ma, Fulong
Qi, Weiqing
Liu, Yuxuan
Liu, Ming
Ma, Jun
author_facet Zhao, Guoyang
Ma, Fulong
Qi, Weiqing
Liu, Yuxuan
Liu, Ming
Ma, Jun
contents Curb detection is a crucial function in intelligent driving, essential for determining drivable areas on the road. However, the complexity of road environments makes curb detection challenging. This paper introduces CurbNet, a novel framework for curb detection utilizing point cloud segmentation. To address the lack of comprehensive curb datasets with 3D annotations, we have developed the 3D-Curb dataset based on SemanticKITTI, currently the largest and most diverse collection of curb point clouds. Recognizing that the primary characteristic of curbs is height variation, our approach leverages spatially rich 3D point clouds for training. To tackle the challenges posed by the uneven distribution of curb features on the xy-plane and their dependence on high-frequency features along the z-axis, we introduce the Multi-Scale and Channel Attention (MSCA) module, a customized solution designed to optimize detection performance. Additionally, we propose an adaptive weighted loss function group specifically formulated to counteract the imbalance in the distribution of curb point clouds relative to other categories. Extensive experiments conducted on 2 major datasets demonstrate that our method surpasses existing benchmarks set by leading curb detection and point cloud segmentation models. Through the post-processing refinement of the detection results, we have significantly reduced noise in curb detection, thereby improving precision by 4.5 points. Similarly, our tolerance experiments also achieve state-of-the-art results. Furthermore, real-world experiments and dataset analyses mutually validate each other, reinforcing CurbNet's superior detection capability and robust generalizability. The project website is available at: https://github.com/guoyangzhao/CurbNet/.
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spellingShingle CurbNet: Curb Detection Framework Based on LiDAR Point Cloud Segmentation
Zhao, Guoyang
Ma, Fulong
Qi, Weiqing
Liu, Yuxuan
Liu, Ming
Ma, Jun
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Robotics
Curb detection is a crucial function in intelligent driving, essential for determining drivable areas on the road. However, the complexity of road environments makes curb detection challenging. This paper introduces CurbNet, a novel framework for curb detection utilizing point cloud segmentation. To address the lack of comprehensive curb datasets with 3D annotations, we have developed the 3D-Curb dataset based on SemanticKITTI, currently the largest and most diverse collection of curb point clouds. Recognizing that the primary characteristic of curbs is height variation, our approach leverages spatially rich 3D point clouds for training. To tackle the challenges posed by the uneven distribution of curb features on the xy-plane and their dependence on high-frequency features along the z-axis, we introduce the Multi-Scale and Channel Attention (MSCA) module, a customized solution designed to optimize detection performance. Additionally, we propose an adaptive weighted loss function group specifically formulated to counteract the imbalance in the distribution of curb point clouds relative to other categories. Extensive experiments conducted on 2 major datasets demonstrate that our method surpasses existing benchmarks set by leading curb detection and point cloud segmentation models. Through the post-processing refinement of the detection results, we have significantly reduced noise in curb detection, thereby improving precision by 4.5 points. Similarly, our tolerance experiments also achieve state-of-the-art results. Furthermore, real-world experiments and dataset analyses mutually validate each other, reinforcing CurbNet's superior detection capability and robust generalizability. The project website is available at: https://github.com/guoyangzhao/CurbNet/.
title CurbNet: Curb Detection Framework Based on LiDAR Point Cloud Segmentation
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.16794