Summary of Enhancing Autonomous Vehicle Safety in Rain: a Data-centric Approach For Clear Vision, by Mark A. Seferian and Jidong J. Yang
Enhancing autonomous vehicle safety in rain: a data-centric approach for clear vision
by Mark A. Seferian, Jidong J. Yang
First submitted to arxiv on: 29 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Image and Video Processing (eess.IV)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper presents a deep learning-based approach to mitigate the challenges of autonomous vehicles navigating through rain. It develops a vision model that processes live camera feeds to eliminate visual hindrances caused by rain, producing visuals similar to those from clear, rain-free scenes. The authors use the CARLA simulation environment and generate a dataset of clear and rainy images for training and testing. They employ an encoder-decoder architecture with skip connections and concatenation operations, trained using novel batching schemes that distinguish high-frequency rain patterns from low-frequency scene features. The results demonstrate improvements in steering accuracy, highlighting the model’s potential to enhance navigation safety and reliability in rainy conditions. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper helps make self-driving cars better at navigating through rain by improving their vision. It uses special deep learning techniques to take live camera pictures and remove the effects of rain, so the car can see like it would on a clear day. The researchers used a computer simulation called CARLA to create a big dataset of images with and without rain. They then trained a special type of AI model that combines information from different parts of the image to improve its understanding of what’s happening in the scene. This helps the car steer more accurately, making it safer to drive in rainy conditions. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Deep learning » Encoder decoder
