LASER-ENHANCED VISUAL SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING (SLAM) FOR MOBILE DEVICES

摘要

Laser-enhanced visual simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is disclosed. A laser line is generated, the laser line being incident on an object and/or environment. While the laser line is incident on the object, one or more images of the object with the laser line incident on the object are captured. The camera is localized based on one or more characteristics of the laser line incident on the object. In some examples, improved feature localization provided by the laser line provides more accurate camera localization, which, in turn, improves the accuracy of the stitched mesh of the object/environment. As such, the examples of the disclosure provide for improved camera localization and improved three- dimensional mapping.