RGB-ICP Method to Calculate Ground Three-Dimensional Deformation Based on Point Cloud from Airborne LiDAR

With the rapid development of LiDAR technology in recent years, high-resolution LiDAR data possess a great capability to describe fine surface morphology in detail; thus, differencing multi-temporal datasets becomes a powerful tool to explain the surface deformation process. Compared with other diff...

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Main Authors: Mengting Sang, Wei Wang, Yani Pan
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/19/4851
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description With the rapid development of LiDAR technology in recent years, high-resolution LiDAR data possess a great capability to describe fine surface morphology in detail; thus, differencing multi-temporal datasets becomes a powerful tool to explain the surface deformation process. Compared with other differencing methods, ICP algorithms can directly estimate 3D displacements and rotations; thus, surface deformation parameters can be obtained by aligning window point clouds. However, the traditional ICP algorithm usually requires a good initial pose of the point cloud and relies on calculating the spatial distance to match the corresponding points, which can easily lead the algorithm to the local optimum. To address the above problems, we introduced the color information of the point cloud and proposed an improved ICP method that fuses RGB (RGB-ICP) to reduce the probability of matching errors by filtering color-associated point pairs, thus improving the alignment accuracy. Through simulated experiments, the ability of the two algorithms to estimate 3D deformation was compared, and the RGB-ICP algorithm could significantly reduce the deformation deviation (30–95%) in the three-dimensional direction. In addition, the RGB-ICP algorithm was applicable to different terrain structures, especially for smooth terrain, where the improvement was the most effective in the horizontal direction. Finally, it is worth believing that the RGB-ICP algorithm can play a unique role in surface change detection and provide a reliable basis for explaining the surface motion process.
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spelling doaj.art-a782fb1fee9e4ea8a35fe4ad2df1d81e2023-11-23T21:39:45ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922022-09-011419485110.3390/rs14194851RGB-ICP Method to Calculate Ground Three-Dimensional Deformation Based on Point Cloud from Airborne LiDARMengting Sang0Wei Wang1Yani Pan2School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaSchool of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaSchool of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaWith the rapid development of LiDAR technology in recent years, high-resolution LiDAR data possess a great capability to describe fine surface morphology in detail; thus, differencing multi-temporal datasets becomes a powerful tool to explain the surface deformation process. Compared with other differencing methods, ICP algorithms can directly estimate 3D displacements and rotations; thus, surface deformation parameters can be obtained by aligning window point clouds. However, the traditional ICP algorithm usually requires a good initial pose of the point cloud and relies on calculating the spatial distance to match the corresponding points, which can easily lead the algorithm to the local optimum. To address the above problems, we introduced the color information of the point cloud and proposed an improved ICP method that fuses RGB (RGB-ICP) to reduce the probability of matching errors by filtering color-associated point pairs, thus improving the alignment accuracy. Through simulated experiments, the ability of the two algorithms to estimate 3D deformation was compared, and the RGB-ICP algorithm could significantly reduce the deformation deviation (30–95%) in the three-dimensional direction. In addition, the RGB-ICP algorithm was applicable to different terrain structures, especially for smooth terrain, where the improvement was the most effective in the horizontal direction. Finally, it is worth believing that the RGB-ICP algorithm can play a unique role in surface change detection and provide a reliable basis for explaining the surface motion process.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/19/4851LiDARdisplacementcolor point cloudICP
spellingShingle Mengting Sang
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Yani Pan
RGB-ICP Method to Calculate Ground Three-Dimensional Deformation Based on Point Cloud from Airborne LiDAR
Remote Sensing
LiDAR
displacement
color point cloud
ICP
title RGB-ICP Method to Calculate Ground Three-Dimensional Deformation Based on Point Cloud from Airborne LiDAR
title_full RGB-ICP Method to Calculate Ground Three-Dimensional Deformation Based on Point Cloud from Airborne LiDAR
title_fullStr RGB-ICP Method to Calculate Ground Three-Dimensional Deformation Based on Point Cloud from Airborne LiDAR
title_full_unstemmed RGB-ICP Method to Calculate Ground Three-Dimensional Deformation Based on Point Cloud from Airborne LiDAR
title_short RGB-ICP Method to Calculate Ground Three-Dimensional Deformation Based on Point Cloud from Airborne LiDAR
title_sort rgb icp method to calculate ground three dimensional deformation based on point cloud from airborne lidar
topic LiDAR
displacement
color point cloud
ICP
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/19/4851
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