FIReStereo: Forest InfraRed Stereo Dataset for UAS Depth Perception in Visually Degraded Environments

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Autores principales: Dhrafani, Devansh, Liu, Yifei, Jong, Andrew, Shin, Ukcheol, He, Yao, Harp, Tyler, Hu, Yaoyu, Oh, Jean, Scherer, Sebastian
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Publicado: 2024
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author Dhrafani, Devansh
Liu, Yifei
Jong, Andrew
Shin, Ukcheol
He, Yao
Harp, Tyler
Hu, Yaoyu
Oh, Jean
Scherer, Sebastian
author_facet Dhrafani, Devansh
Liu, Yifei
Jong, Andrew
Shin, Ukcheol
He, Yao
Harp, Tyler
Hu, Yaoyu
Oh, Jean
Scherer, Sebastian
contents Robust depth perception in visually-degraded environments is crucial for autonomous aerial systems. Thermal imaging cameras, which capture infrared radiation, are robust to visual degradation. However, due to lack of a large-scale dataset, the use of thermal cameras for unmanned aerial system (UAS) depth perception has remained largely unexplored. This paper presents a stereo thermal depth perception dataset for autonomous aerial perception applications. The dataset consists of stereo thermal images, LiDAR, IMU and ground truth depth maps captured in urban and forest settings under diverse conditions like day, night, rain, and smoke. We benchmark representative stereo depth estimation algorithms, offering insights into their performance in degraded conditions. Models trained on our dataset generalize well to unseen smoky conditions, highlighting the robustness of stereo thermal imaging for depth perception. We aim for this work to enhance robotic perception in disaster scenarios, allowing for exploration and operations in previously unreachable areas. The dataset and source code are available at https://firestereo.github.io.
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spellingShingle FIReStereo: Forest InfraRed Stereo Dataset for UAS Depth Perception in Visually Degraded Environments
Dhrafani, Devansh
Liu, Yifei
Jong, Andrew
Shin, Ukcheol
He, Yao
Harp, Tyler
Hu, Yaoyu
Oh, Jean
Scherer, Sebastian
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Robust depth perception in visually-degraded environments is crucial for autonomous aerial systems. Thermal imaging cameras, which capture infrared radiation, are robust to visual degradation. However, due to lack of a large-scale dataset, the use of thermal cameras for unmanned aerial system (UAS) depth perception has remained largely unexplored. This paper presents a stereo thermal depth perception dataset for autonomous aerial perception applications. The dataset consists of stereo thermal images, LiDAR, IMU and ground truth depth maps captured in urban and forest settings under diverse conditions like day, night, rain, and smoke. We benchmark representative stereo depth estimation algorithms, offering insights into their performance in degraded conditions. Models trained on our dataset generalize well to unseen smoky conditions, highlighting the robustness of stereo thermal imaging for depth perception. We aim for this work to enhance robotic perception in disaster scenarios, allowing for exploration and operations in previously unreachable areas. The dataset and source code are available at https://firestereo.github.io.
title FIReStereo: Forest InfraRed Stereo Dataset for UAS Depth Perception in Visually Degraded Environments
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.07715