• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 57, Issue 4, 041008 (2020)
Bin Zhang1 and Chuanbing Xiong2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Computer Science, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, 363000, China
  • 2School of Physics and Information Engineering, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, 363000, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP57.041008 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Bin Zhang, Chuanbing Xiong. Automatic Point Cloud Registration Based on Voxel Downsampling and Key Point Extraction[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(4): 041008 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The disadvantages of the nearest point iterative algorithm (ICP) are low registration efficiency in the big-data point cloud and strong dependence on the initial position of the registration point cloud. To overcome these disadvantages, this study proposes a method that combines the fast point cloud coarse registration method with the ICP algorithm. First, the original point cloud is sampled according to the voxel, and after extracting the key points with the normal vector feature, it is described by the fast point feature histogram (FPFH) algorithm. Subsequently, according to the vector angle feature of the key matching pair in the local neighborhood, the matching point pair is further simplified. Next, the reduced key sequence pair set is used to obtain the transformation parameter with the most interior points using the random sampling consensus algorithm (RANSAC), thereby completing the point cloud coarse registration. Finally, accurate registration is performed using the ICP algorithm on the basis of the point cloud coarse registration. Experimental results show that the registration efficiency and accuracy of the algorithm are improved for high-density point clouds.
    Bin Zhang, Chuanbing Xiong. Automatic Point Cloud Registration Based on Voxel Downsampling and Key Point Extraction[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(4): 041008
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