iSimLoc: Visual Global Localization for Previously Unseen Environments with Simulated Images. (arXiv:2209.06376v1 [cs.CV])

The visual camera is an attractive device in beyond visual line of sight
(B-VLOS) drone operation, since they are low in size, weight, power, and cost,
and can provide redundant modality to GPS failures. However, state-of-the-art
visual localization algorithms are unable to match visual data that have a
significantly different appearance due to illuminations or viewpoints. This
paper presents iSimLoc, a condition/viewpoint consistent hierarchical global
re-localization approach. The place features of iSimLoc can be utilized to
search target images under …

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