Repmatch: Robust feature matching and pose for reconstructing modern cities

Wen Yan Lin, Siying Liu, Nianjuan Jiang, Minh N. Do, Ping Tan, Jiangbo Lu

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Abstract

A perennial problem in recovering 3-D models from images is repeated structures common in modern cities. The problem can be traced to the feature matcher which needs to match less distinctive features (permitting wide-baselines and avoiding broken sequences), while simultaneously avoiding incorrect matching of ambiguous repeated features. To meet this need, we develop RepMatch, an epipolar guided (assumes predominately camera motion) feature matcher that accommodates both wide-baselines and repeated structures. RepMatch is based on using RANSAC to guide the training of match consistency curves for differentiating true and false matches. By considering the set of all nearest-neighbor matches, RepMatch can procure very large numbers of matches over wide baselines. This in turn lends stability to pose estimation. RepMatch’s performance compares favorably on standard datasets and enables more complete reconstructions of modern architectures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationComputer Vision - 14th European Conference, ECCV 2016, Proceedings
EditorsBastian Leibe, Jiri Matas, Nicu Sebe, Max Welling
PublisherSpringer
Pages562-579
Number of pages18
ISBN (Print)9783319464473
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event14th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2016 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: Oct 11 2016Oct 14 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9905 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other14th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2016
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Period10/11/1610/14/16

Keywords

  • Correspondence
  • RANSAC
  • Structure from motion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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