Enhancing LiDAR Point Features with Foundation Model Priors for 3D Object Detection

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Auteurs principaux: Mo, Yujian, Wu, Yan, Zhao, Junqiao, Wang, Jijun, Hu, Yinghao, Yan, Jun
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author Mo, Yujian
Wu, Yan
Zhao, Junqiao
Wang, Jijun
Hu, Yinghao
Yan, Jun
author_facet Mo, Yujian
Wu, Yan
Zhao, Junqiao
Wang, Jijun
Hu, Yinghao
Yan, Jun
contents Recent advances in foundation models have opened up new possibilities for enhancing 3D perception. In particular, DepthAnything offers dense and reliable geometric priors from monocular RGB images, which can complement sparse LiDAR data in autonomous driving scenarios. However, such priors remain underutilized in LiDAR-based 3D object detection. In this paper, we address the limited expressiveness of raw LiDAR point features, especially the weak discriminative capability of the reflectance attribute, by introducing depth priors predicted by DepthAnything. These priors are fused with the original LiDAR attributes to enrich each point's representation. To leverage the enhanced point features, we propose a point-wise feature extraction module. Then, a Dual-Path RoI feature extraction framework is employed, comprising a voxel-based branch for global semantic context and a point-based branch for fine-grained structural details. To effectively integrate the complementary RoI features, we introduce a bidirectional gated RoI feature fusion module that balances global and local cues. Extensive experiments on the KITTI benchmark show that our method consistently improves detection accuracy, demonstrating the value of incorporating visual foundation model priors into LiDAR-based 3D object detection.
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spellingShingle Enhancing LiDAR Point Features with Foundation Model Priors for 3D Object Detection
Mo, Yujian
Wu, Yan
Zhao, Junqiao
Wang, Jijun
Hu, Yinghao
Yan, Jun
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Recent advances in foundation models have opened up new possibilities for enhancing 3D perception. In particular, DepthAnything offers dense and reliable geometric priors from monocular RGB images, which can complement sparse LiDAR data in autonomous driving scenarios. However, such priors remain underutilized in LiDAR-based 3D object detection. In this paper, we address the limited expressiveness of raw LiDAR point features, especially the weak discriminative capability of the reflectance attribute, by introducing depth priors predicted by DepthAnything. These priors are fused with the original LiDAR attributes to enrich each point's representation. To leverage the enhanced point features, we propose a point-wise feature extraction module. Then, a Dual-Path RoI feature extraction framework is employed, comprising a voxel-based branch for global semantic context and a point-based branch for fine-grained structural details. To effectively integrate the complementary RoI features, we introduce a bidirectional gated RoI feature fusion module that balances global and local cues. Extensive experiments on the KITTI benchmark show that our method consistently improves detection accuracy, demonstrating the value of incorporating visual foundation model priors into LiDAR-based 3D object detection.
title Enhancing LiDAR Point Features with Foundation Model Priors for 3D Object Detection
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13899