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Main Authors: Liu, Chenyu, Cecotti, Marco, Vijayakumar, Harikrishnan, Robinson, Patrick, Barson, James, Caleap, Mihai
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13263
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author Liu, Chenyu
Cecotti, Marco
Vijayakumar, Harikrishnan
Robinson, Patrick
Barson, James
Caleap, Mihai
author_facet Liu, Chenyu
Cecotti, Marco
Vijayakumar, Harikrishnan
Robinson, Patrick
Barson, James
Caleap, Mihai
contents Developing cost-efficient and reliable perception systems remains a central challenge for automated vehicles. LiDAR and camera-based systems dominate, yet they present trade-offs in cost, robustness and performance under adverse conditions. This work introduces a novel framework for learning-based 3D semantic segmentation using Calyo Pulse, a modular, solid-state 3D ultrasound sensor system for use in harsh and cluttered environments. A 3D U-Net architecture is introduced and trained on the spatial ultrasound data for volumetric segmentation. Results demonstrate robust segmentation performance from Calyo Pulse sensors, with potential for further improvement through larger datasets, refined ground truth, and weighted loss functions. Importantly, this study highlights 3D ultrasound sensing as a promising complementary modality for reliable autonomy.
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spellingShingle Deep Learning for Semantic Segmentation of 3D Ultrasound Data
Liu, Chenyu
Cecotti, Marco
Vijayakumar, Harikrishnan
Robinson, Patrick
Barson, James
Caleap, Mihai
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Developing cost-efficient and reliable perception systems remains a central challenge for automated vehicles. LiDAR and camera-based systems dominate, yet they present trade-offs in cost, robustness and performance under adverse conditions. This work introduces a novel framework for learning-based 3D semantic segmentation using Calyo Pulse, a modular, solid-state 3D ultrasound sensor system for use in harsh and cluttered environments. A 3D U-Net architecture is introduced and trained on the spatial ultrasound data for volumetric segmentation. Results demonstrate robust segmentation performance from Calyo Pulse sensors, with potential for further improvement through larger datasets, refined ground truth, and weighted loss functions. Importantly, this study highlights 3D ultrasound sensing as a promising complementary modality for reliable autonomy.
title Deep Learning for Semantic Segmentation of 3D Ultrasound Data
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13263