Experimental Assessment of Neural 3D Reconstruction for Small UAV-based Applications

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Autores principales: Gómez-Raya, Genís Castillo, Veres-Vitályos, Álmos, Lemic, Filip, Royo, Pablo, Montagud, Mario, Fernández, Sergi, Abadal, Sergi, Costa-Pérez, Xavier
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author Gómez-Raya, Genís Castillo
Veres-Vitályos, Álmos
Lemic, Filip
Royo, Pablo
Montagud, Mario
Fernández, Sergi
Abadal, Sergi
Costa-Pérez, Xavier
author_facet Gómez-Raya, Genís Castillo
Veres-Vitályos, Álmos
Lemic, Filip
Royo, Pablo
Montagud, Mario
Fernández, Sergi
Abadal, Sergi
Costa-Pérez, Xavier
contents The increasing miniaturization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has expanded their deployment potential to indoor and hard-to-reach areas. However, this trend introduces distinct challenges, particularly in terms of flight dynamics and power consumption, which limit the UAVs' autonomy and mission capabilities. This paper presents a novel approach to overcoming these limitations by integrating Neural 3D Reconstruction (N3DR) with small UAV systems for fine-grained 3-Dimensional (3D) digital reconstruction of small static objects. Specifically, we design, implement, and evaluate an N3DR-based pipeline that leverages advanced models, i.e., Instant-ngp, Nerfacto, and Splatfacto, to improve the quality of 3D reconstructions using images of the object captured by a fleet of small UAVs. We assess the performance of the considered models using various imagery and pointcloud metrics, comparing them against the baseline Structure from Motion (SfM) algorithm. The experimental results demonstrate that the N3DR-enhanced pipeline significantly improves reconstruction quality, making it feasible for small UAVs to support high-precision 3D mapping and anomaly detection in constrained environments. In more general terms, our results highlight the potential of N3DR in advancing the capabilities of miniaturized UAV systems.
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spellingShingle Experimental Assessment of Neural 3D Reconstruction for Small UAV-based Applications
Gómez-Raya, Genís Castillo
Veres-Vitályos, Álmos
Lemic, Filip
Royo, Pablo
Montagud, Mario
Fernández, Sergi
Abadal, Sergi
Costa-Pérez, Xavier
Emerging Technologies
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Networking and Internet Architecture
Image and Video Processing
The increasing miniaturization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has expanded their deployment potential to indoor and hard-to-reach areas. However, this trend introduces distinct challenges, particularly in terms of flight dynamics and power consumption, which limit the UAVs' autonomy and mission capabilities. This paper presents a novel approach to overcoming these limitations by integrating Neural 3D Reconstruction (N3DR) with small UAV systems for fine-grained 3-Dimensional (3D) digital reconstruction of small static objects. Specifically, we design, implement, and evaluate an N3DR-based pipeline that leverages advanced models, i.e., Instant-ngp, Nerfacto, and Splatfacto, to improve the quality of 3D reconstructions using images of the object captured by a fleet of small UAVs. We assess the performance of the considered models using various imagery and pointcloud metrics, comparing them against the baseline Structure from Motion (SfM) algorithm. The experimental results demonstrate that the N3DR-enhanced pipeline significantly improves reconstruction quality, making it feasible for small UAVs to support high-precision 3D mapping and anomaly detection in constrained environments. In more general terms, our results highlight the potential of N3DR in advancing the capabilities of miniaturized UAV systems.
title Experimental Assessment of Neural 3D Reconstruction for Small UAV-based Applications
topic Emerging Technologies
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Networking and Internet Architecture
Image and Video Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19491