3 papers
cs.RO2026
From Distances to Trajectories: Real-Time Signed Distance Function Mapping and Distance-Accelerated Motion Planning for UAVs
Jason Stanley, Zhirui Dai, Qihao Qian +6
Autonomous flight in cluttered environments requires a robot to build a geometric map of its surroundings and plan safe, dynamically feasible trajectories, all onboard and in real…
cs.RO2026
OREN: Octree Residual Network for Real-Time Euclidean Signed Distance Mapping
Zhirui Dai, Qihao Qian, Tianxing Fan +1
Reconstructing signed distance functions (SDFs) from point cloud data benefits many robot autonomy capabilities, including localization, mapping, motion planning, and control. Meth…
cs.RO2026
Kernel-SDF: An Open-Source Library for Real-Time Signed Distance Function Estimation using Kernel Regression
Zhirui Dai, Tianxing Fan, Mani Amani +4
Accurate and efficient scene representation is crucial for robotic tasks such as motion planning, manipulation, and navigation. Signed distance functions (SDFs) have emerged as a p…