Summary of Reconstructing Facade Details Using Mls Point Clouds and Bag-of-words Approach, by Thomas Froech et al.
Reconstructing facade details using MLS point clouds and Bag-of-Words approach
by Thomas Froech, Olaf Wysocki, Ludwig Hoegner, Uwe Stilla
First submitted to arxiv on: 9 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a new approach to reconstructing 3D façade details by combining MLS point clouds and a pre-defined 3D model library using a Bag-of-Words (BoW) concept, augmented with semi-global features. The method demonstrates promising results on the TUM-FAÇADE dataset, improving upon the conventional BoW approach. This could have applications in areas such as testing automated driving functions or estimating façade solar potential. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about finding a better way to reconstruct 3D pictures of building facades. Right now, it’s hard to identify specific objects on the facade because we’re forced to use simple rectangular shapes or boxes. The researchers came up with a new method that combines two types of data: 3D point clouds and a library of pre-made 3D models. They used this combination in a way that’s similar to how humans recognize objects by looking at their features. This approach showed great results when tested on real buildings, which could be useful for things like testing self-driving cars or measuring the amount of sunlight a building gets. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Bag of words
