3 papers
cs.RO2026
PixelLoop: Shortcut Topological Navigation with Pixel-Level Loops
Sarthak Chittawar, Vansh Garg, Aditya Vadali +4
Although topological mapping and navigation have been studied extensively, the specific role and downstream effect of loop closures in purely topological representations has receiv…
cs.RO2026
MASt3R-Nav: WayPixel Navigation in Relative 3D Maps
Vansh Garg, Rohit Jayanti, Krish Pandya +5
Visual navigation ability is strongly tied to its underlying representation of the world. Unlike classical 3D maps that require globally-consistent geometry, image- or object-relat…
cs.RO2024
Towards Global Localization using Multi-Modal Object-Instance Re-Identification
Aneesh Chavan, Vaibhav Agrawal, Vineeth Bhat +4
Re-identification (ReID) is a critical challenge in computer vision, predominantly studied in the context of pedestrians and vehicles. However, robust object-instance ReID, which h…