Autonomous Vehicles2026Completed

LiDAR-Based Localization & Environment Recognition for an Autonomous Aerial Vehicle

A multi-sensor localization and environment recognition pipeline integrating LiDAR, camera, and IMU data for autonomous navigation and 3D scene understanding.

Project Overview

This project focuses on developing a multi-sensor localization and environment recognition pipeline for an autonomous aerial vehicle operating in a simulated environment. The system integrates LiDAR, camera, and IMU data to estimate the vehicle's motion, evaluate its trajectory, and recognize and localize objects in the surrounding environment.

The project combines classical robotics and state-estimation methods with learning-based perception to provide an integrated framework for autonomous navigation and environmental understanding.

Project Resources

Source code and detailed project documentation.

AAV localization and environment recognition project

Autonomous aerial vehicle localization and environment recognition pipeline

Project Snapshots

Selected visual results from the project.

LiDAR point cloud and localization

LiDAR-Based Localization

LiDAR point cloud processing and motion estimation.

Estimated and ground truth trajectories

Trajectory Evaluation

Estimated vehicle trajectory and ground-truth comparison.

Visual odometry and camera-based motion estimation

Visual Odometry

Camera-based motion estimation using visual features.

Environment recognition and 3D object localization

Environment Recognition

Object detection and 3D localization within the environment.

Project Demo

A visual demonstration of the implemented system.

Technologies & Methods

Tools, algorithms, and techniques used throughout the project.

PythonLiDAROpen3DVisual OdometryICPEKFSensor FusionYOLO-World3D Object Localization

Documentation

Project Report

Detailed methodology, implementation, experiments, and results.

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