STARC: See-Through-Wall Augmented Reality Framework for Human-Robot Collaboration in Emergency Response

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Auteurs principaux: Yuan, Shenghai, Guo, Weixiang, Hu, Tianxin, Yang, Yu, Chen, Jinyu, Qian, Rui, Liu, Zhongyuan, Xie, Lihua
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author Yuan, Shenghai
Guo, Weixiang
Hu, Tianxin
Yang, Yu
Chen, Jinyu
Qian, Rui
Liu, Zhongyuan
Xie, Lihua
author_facet Yuan, Shenghai
Guo, Weixiang
Hu, Tianxin
Yang, Yu
Chen, Jinyu
Qian, Rui
Liu, Zhongyuan
Xie, Lihua
contents In emergency response missions, first responders must navigate cluttered indoor environments where occlusions block direct line-of-sight, concealing both life-threatening hazards and victims in need of rescue. We present STARC, a see-through AR framework for human-robot collaboration that fuses mobile-robot mapping with responder-mounted LiDAR sensing. A ground robot running LiDAR-inertial odometry performs large-area exploration and 3D human detection, while helmet- or handheld-mounted LiDAR on the responder is registered to the robot's global map via relative pose estimation. This cross-LiDAR alignment enables consistent first-person projection of detected humans and their point clouds - rendered in AR with low latency - into the responder's view. By providing real-time visualization of hidden occupants and hazards, STARC enhances situational awareness and reduces operator risk. Experiments in simulation, lab setups, and tactical field trials confirm robust pose alignment, reliable detections, and stable overlays, underscoring the potential of our system for fire-fighting, disaster relief, and other safety-critical operations. Code and design will be open-sourced upon acceptance.
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spellingShingle STARC: See-Through-Wall Augmented Reality Framework for Human-Robot Collaboration in Emergency Response
Yuan, Shenghai
Guo, Weixiang
Hu, Tianxin
Yang, Yu
Chen, Jinyu
Qian, Rui
Liu, Zhongyuan
Xie, Lihua
Robotics
In emergency response missions, first responders must navigate cluttered indoor environments where occlusions block direct line-of-sight, concealing both life-threatening hazards and victims in need of rescue. We present STARC, a see-through AR framework for human-robot collaboration that fuses mobile-robot mapping with responder-mounted LiDAR sensing. A ground robot running LiDAR-inertial odometry performs large-area exploration and 3D human detection, while helmet- or handheld-mounted LiDAR on the responder is registered to the robot's global map via relative pose estimation. This cross-LiDAR alignment enables consistent first-person projection of detected humans and their point clouds - rendered in AR with low latency - into the responder's view. By providing real-time visualization of hidden occupants and hazards, STARC enhances situational awareness and reduces operator risk. Experiments in simulation, lab setups, and tactical field trials confirm robust pose alignment, reliable detections, and stable overlays, underscoring the potential of our system for fire-fighting, disaster relief, and other safety-critical operations. Code and design will be open-sourced upon acceptance.
title STARC: See-Through-Wall Augmented Reality Framework for Human-Robot Collaboration in Emergency Response
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15507