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Main Authors: Milford, Michael, Turner, Ian, Corke, Peter
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16406
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author Milford, Michael
Turner, Ian
Corke, Peter
author_facet Milford, Michael
Turner, Ian
Corke, Peter
contents In this paper we evaluate performance of the SeqSLAM algorithm for passive vision-based localization in very dark environments with low-cost cameras that result in massively blurred images. We evaluate the effect of motion blur from exposure times up to 10,000 ms from a moving car, and the performance of localization in day time from routes learned at night in two different environments. Finally we perform a statistical analysis that compares the baseline performance of matching unprocessed grayscale images to using patch normalization and local neighborhood normalization - the two key SeqSLAM components. Our results and analysis show for the first time why the SeqSLAM algorithm is effective, and demonstrate the potential for cheap camera-based localization systems that function despite extreme appearance change.
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spellingShingle Long Exposure Localization in Darkness Using Consumer Cameras
Milford, Michael
Turner, Ian
Corke, Peter
Robotics
In this paper we evaluate performance of the SeqSLAM algorithm for passive vision-based localization in very dark environments with low-cost cameras that result in massively blurred images. We evaluate the effect of motion blur from exposure times up to 10,000 ms from a moving car, and the performance of localization in day time from routes learned at night in two different environments. Finally we perform a statistical analysis that compares the baseline performance of matching unprocessed grayscale images to using patch normalization and local neighborhood normalization - the two key SeqSLAM components. Our results and analysis show for the first time why the SeqSLAM algorithm is effective, and demonstrate the potential for cheap camera-based localization systems that function despite extreme appearance change.
title Long Exposure Localization in Darkness Using Consumer Cameras
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16406