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3DTTNet: Multimodal Fusion-Based 3D Traversable Terrain Modeling for Off-Road Environments

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  • Haebom

Author

Zitong Chen, Chao Sun, Shida Nie, Chen Min, Changjiu Ning, Haoyu Li, Bo Wang

Outline

This paper proposes 3DTTNet, a novel multimodal method for drivable area recognition for autonomous vehicles in unstructured off-road environments. 3DTTNet generates a dense drivable terrain estimation by integrating omnidirectional monocular images and LiDAR point clouds. This involves generating four drivable cost labels: critical, medium, low, and free, taking into account vehicle obstacle clearance conditions and vehicle structural constraints. The RELLIS-OCC dataset, which includes new drivable area annotations, is also presented. Experimental results demonstrate that 3DTTNet outperforms existing methods in 3D drivable area recognition, particularly in off-road environments with irregular geometries and partial occlusion, achieving a 42% improvement in scene completion IoU. The proposed framework is scalable and adaptable to various vehicle platforms, and drivable cost estimation can be improved by tuning occupancy grid parameters and incorporating advanced dynamic models.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways:
Contributing to the development of accurate driving area recognition technology for autonomous driving in off-road environments.
Improving 3D terrain modeling performance through multi-modal data fusion.
A new drivable area annotation dataset, RELLIS-OCC, is released.
Presenting a scalable framework applicable to various vehicle platforms.
Limitations:
Further review of the size and diversity of the RELLIS-OCC dataset is needed.
Generalized performance evaluation is needed for various situations in real-world off-road environments (e.g., extreme weather conditions).
Lack of specific methods and performance analysis for integrating advanced dynamic models.
Further research is needed on computational costs and real-time processing potential.
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