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Main Authors: Münger, Nicolas, Ronecker, Max Peter, Diaz, Xavier, Karner, Michael, Watzenig, Daniel, Skaloud, Jan
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.18213
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author Münger, Nicolas
Ronecker, Max Peter
Diaz, Xavier
Karner, Michael
Watzenig, Daniel
Skaloud, Jan
author_facet Münger, Nicolas
Ronecker, Max Peter
Diaz, Xavier
Karner, Michael
Watzenig, Daniel
Skaloud, Jan
contents LiDAR-based semantic segmentation is critical for autonomous trains, requiring accurate predictions across varying distances. This paper introduces two targeted data augmentation methods designed to improve segmentation performance on the railway-specific OSDaR23 dataset. The person instance pasting method enhances segmentation of pedestrians at distant ranges by injecting realistic variations into the dataset. The track sparsification method redistributes point density in LiDAR scans, improving track segmentation at far distances with minimal impact on close-range accuracy. Both methods are evaluated using a state-of-the-art 3D semantic segmentation network, demonstrating significant improvements in distant-range performance while maintaining robustness in close-range predictions. We establish the first 3D semantic segmentation benchmark for OSDaR23, demonstrating the potential of data-centric approaches to address railway-specific challenges in autonomous train perception.
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spellingShingle A Data-Centric Approach to 3D Semantic Segmentation of Railway Scenes
Münger, Nicolas
Ronecker, Max Peter
Diaz, Xavier
Karner, Michael
Watzenig, Daniel
Skaloud, Jan
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
LiDAR-based semantic segmentation is critical for autonomous trains, requiring accurate predictions across varying distances. This paper introduces two targeted data augmentation methods designed to improve segmentation performance on the railway-specific OSDaR23 dataset. The person instance pasting method enhances segmentation of pedestrians at distant ranges by injecting realistic variations into the dataset. The track sparsification method redistributes point density in LiDAR scans, improving track segmentation at far distances with minimal impact on close-range accuracy. Both methods are evaluated using a state-of-the-art 3D semantic segmentation network, demonstrating significant improvements in distant-range performance while maintaining robustness in close-range predictions. We establish the first 3D semantic segmentation benchmark for OSDaR23, demonstrating the potential of data-centric approaches to address railway-specific challenges in autonomous train perception.
title A Data-Centric Approach to 3D Semantic Segmentation of Railway Scenes
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.18213