Intrinsic Image Decomposition for Robust Self-supervised Monocular Depth Estimation on Reflective Surfaces

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Autori principali: Choi, Wonhyeok, Hwang, Kyumin, Choi, Minwoo, Han, Kiljoon, Choi, Wonjoon, Shin, Mingyu, Im, Sunghoon
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author Choi, Wonhyeok
Hwang, Kyumin
Choi, Minwoo
Han, Kiljoon
Choi, Wonjoon
Shin, Mingyu
Im, Sunghoon
author_facet Choi, Wonhyeok
Hwang, Kyumin
Choi, Minwoo
Han, Kiljoon
Choi, Wonjoon
Shin, Mingyu
Im, Sunghoon
contents Self-supervised monocular depth estimation (SSMDE) has gained attention in the field of deep learning as it estimates depth without requiring ground truth depth maps. This approach typically uses a photometric consistency loss between a synthesized image, generated from the estimated depth, and the original image, thereby reducing the need for extensive dataset acquisition. However, the conventional photometric consistency loss relies on the Lambertian assumption, which often leads to significant errors when dealing with reflective surfaces that deviate from this model. To address this limitation, we propose a novel framework that incorporates intrinsic image decomposition into SSMDE. Our method synergistically trains for both monocular depth estimation and intrinsic image decomposition. The accurate depth estimation facilitates multi-image consistency for intrinsic image decomposition by aligning different view coordinate systems, while the decomposition process identifies reflective areas and excludes corrupted gradients from the depth training process. Furthermore, our framework introduces a pseudo-depth generation and knowledge distillation technique to further enhance the performance of the student model across both reflective and non-reflective surfaces. Comprehensive evaluations on multiple datasets show that our approach significantly outperforms existing SSMDE baselines in depth prediction, especially on reflective surfaces.
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spellingShingle Intrinsic Image Decomposition for Robust Self-supervised Monocular Depth Estimation on Reflective Surfaces
Choi, Wonhyeok
Hwang, Kyumin
Choi, Minwoo
Han, Kiljoon
Choi, Wonjoon
Shin, Mingyu
Im, Sunghoon
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Self-supervised monocular depth estimation (SSMDE) has gained attention in the field of deep learning as it estimates depth without requiring ground truth depth maps. This approach typically uses a photometric consistency loss between a synthesized image, generated from the estimated depth, and the original image, thereby reducing the need for extensive dataset acquisition. However, the conventional photometric consistency loss relies on the Lambertian assumption, which often leads to significant errors when dealing with reflective surfaces that deviate from this model. To address this limitation, we propose a novel framework that incorporates intrinsic image decomposition into SSMDE. Our method synergistically trains for both monocular depth estimation and intrinsic image decomposition. The accurate depth estimation facilitates multi-image consistency for intrinsic image decomposition by aligning different view coordinate systems, while the decomposition process identifies reflective areas and excludes corrupted gradients from the depth training process. Furthermore, our framework introduces a pseudo-depth generation and knowledge distillation technique to further enhance the performance of the student model across both reflective and non-reflective surfaces. Comprehensive evaluations on multiple datasets show that our approach significantly outperforms existing SSMDE baselines in depth prediction, especially on reflective surfaces.
title Intrinsic Image Decomposition for Robust Self-supervised Monocular Depth Estimation on Reflective Surfaces
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.22209