Mobile Sensing and Robotics 2 – Stachniss & Klingbeil/Holst

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01 – Welcome to the Course

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Week 1 – 06.04.2020-10.04.2020


02 – Introduction to SLAM

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03 – Point Cloud Alignment using ICP

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04 – An Informal Introduction to Least Squares

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Week 2 – 13.04.2020-17.04.2020


05 – Graph-based SLAM using Pose Graphs

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Homework assignment 1

Topic: Graph-Based SLAM
Submission deadline: 26.04.2020

Tutorial + Q&A Session via Zoom

Date: 17.04.2020 at 9:00 am
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06 – Hierarchical Pose Graphs for SLAM

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Week 3 – 20.04.2020-24.04.2020


07 – Graph-Based SLAM using Landmarks

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08 – Robust Optimiziation for Graph-Based SLAM

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Tutorial + Q&A Session via Zoom

Date: 24.04.2020 at 9:00 am
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Week 4 – 27.04.2020-01.05.2020


09 – Visual Features: Keypoints Detection

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10 – Visual Features: Feature Descriptor

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11 – RANSAC

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Homework assignment 2

Topic: Dealing with Outliers
Submission deadline: 10.05.2020

Tutorial + Q&A Session via Zoom

Date: 30.04.2020
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Week 5 – 04.05.2020-08.05.2020


12 – Camera Parameters – Extrinsics and Intrinsics

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13 – Direct Linear Transform: Camera Calibration and Localization

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14 – Camera Calibration: Zhang’s Method

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Tutorial + Q&A Session via Zoom

Date: 08.05.2020 at 9:00 am
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Week 6 – 11.05.2020-15.05.2020


15 – Projective 3-Point Algorithm using Grunert’s Method

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16 – Relative Orientation, Fundamental and Essential Matrix

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Homework assignment 3

Topic: Relative Camera Orientation
Submission deadline: 24.05.2020

Tutorial + Q&A Session via Zoom

Date: 15.05.2020 at 9:00 am
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Week 7 – 18.05.2020-22.05.2020


17 – Epipolar Geometry Basics

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18 – Direct Solution for Fundamental and Essential Matrix

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Tutorial + Q&A Session via Zoom

Date: 22.05.2020 at 9:00 am
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Week 8 – 25.05.2020 – Part 2 (Klingbeil starts)


K01 – Mobile Laser Scanning

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K02 – Trajectory Estimation

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K03 – System Calibration

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K04 – Sensor Synchronization

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K05 – From Images to Point Clouds (SfM Application)

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21.06.2020 – Part 3 (Holst starts)


H06 – Uncertainty of Point Clouds I

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H07 – Uncertainty of Point Clouds II

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H08 – Deformation Analysis with Point Clouds

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