Geometric implicit neural representations for signed distance functions

Fuente: arXiv
Salvato in:
Dettagli Bibliografici
Autori principali: Schirmer, Luiz, Novello, Tiago, da Silva, Vinícius, Schardong, Guilherme, Perazzo, Daniel, Lopes, Hélio, Gonçalves, Nuno, Velho, Luiz
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2025
Soggetti:
Accesso online:
Tags: Aggiungi Tag
Nessun Tag, puoi essere il primo ad aggiungerne!!
_version_ 1866914147320463360
author Schirmer, Luiz
Novello, Tiago
da Silva, Vinícius
Schardong, Guilherme
Perazzo, Daniel
Lopes, Hélio
Gonçalves, Nuno
Velho, Luiz
author_facet Schirmer, Luiz
Novello, Tiago
da Silva, Vinícius
Schardong, Guilherme
Perazzo, Daniel
Lopes, Hélio
Gonçalves, Nuno
Velho, Luiz
contents \textit{Implicit neural representations} (INRs) have emerged as a promising framework for representing signals in low-dimensional spaces. This survey reviews the existing literature on the specialized INR problem of approximating \textit{signed distance functions} (SDFs) for surface scenes, using either oriented point clouds or a set of posed images. We refer to neural SDFs that incorporate differential geometry tools, such as normals and curvatures, in their loss functions as \textit{geometric} INRs. The key idea behind this 3D reconstruction approach is to include additional \textit{regularization} terms in the loss function, ensuring that the INR satisfies certain global properties that the function should hold -- such as having unit gradient in the case of SDFs. We explore key methodological components, including the definition of INR, the construction of geometric loss functions, and sampling schemes from a differential geometry perspective. Our review highlights the significant advancements enabled by geometric INRs in surface reconstruction from oriented point clouds and posed images.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2511_07206
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Geometric implicit neural representations for signed distance functions
Schirmer, Luiz
Novello, Tiago
da Silva, Vinícius
Schardong, Guilherme
Perazzo, Daniel
Lopes, Hélio
Gonçalves, Nuno
Velho, Luiz
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computational Geometry
Graphics
\textit{Implicit neural representations} (INRs) have emerged as a promising framework for representing signals in low-dimensional spaces. This survey reviews the existing literature on the specialized INR problem of approximating \textit{signed distance functions} (SDFs) for surface scenes, using either oriented point clouds or a set of posed images. We refer to neural SDFs that incorporate differential geometry tools, such as normals and curvatures, in their loss functions as \textit{geometric} INRs. The key idea behind this 3D reconstruction approach is to include additional \textit{regularization} terms in the loss function, ensuring that the INR satisfies certain global properties that the function should hold -- such as having unit gradient in the case of SDFs. We explore key methodological components, including the definition of INR, the construction of geometric loss functions, and sampling schemes from a differential geometry perspective. Our review highlights the significant advancements enabled by geometric INRs in surface reconstruction from oriented point clouds and posed images.
title Geometric implicit neural representations for signed distance functions
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computational Geometry
Graphics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.07206