Lecture: Robotic 3D Vision (3h +1h, 5ECTS)
WS 2020/21, TU München
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Lecture
 Time and Date:
Wednesday (every week), 14.00h - 15.30h online (starting from Nov 4th)
Friday (every second week, alternating with exercises), 14.00h - 15.30h online
Lecturer: Dr. Niclas Zeller
The lectures are held in English.
Exercises
 Time and Date:
Friday (every second week, alternating with lecture), 14.00h - 15.30h online (starting from Nov 13th)
 Organizer/Tutor: Patrick Wenzel 
Study programme: M. Sc. Informatics
 Exam date:
24.02.2021, 14:15 - 15:45 
will take place as a graded online exercise 
 Retake date:  31.03.2021, 8:00 - 9:30 
the retake will take place as a graded online exercise
Registration
If you plan to attend, please register for the course in TUMonline.
Later during the semester you will have to register for the exam. 
Summary
This lecture will cover vision-based approaches to 3D robotic perception such as 3D simultaneous localization and mapping or 3D object detection with monocular, stereo and RGB-D cameras. Vision-based approaches attract significant attention in research and industrial applications due to the cost-effectiveness of passive cameras but also RGB-D cameras in comparison to sensors such as lasers or radars. The course will treat the following topics:
- Multi-view geometry
 - Probabilistic filtering
 - Non-linear least squares optimization
 - Indirect and direct methods for rigid image alignment
 - Visual odometry, indirect and direct methods
 - Visual-inertial odometry
 - Visual SLAM, pose graph optimization
 - 3D map representations
 - 3D object detection and tracking
 
Prerequisites
Passion for solving complex computer vision problems. A solid background in basic mathematics such as linear algebra and analysis is required. Background in basics of multi-view geometry (f.e. acquired through successful participation in the lecture “Computer Vision II: Multi-View Geometry” (IN2228)) is recommended. The course will include exercises for which previous knowledge in programming with Python and Matlab will be required.
Lecture Material
All lecture and exercise material will be made available here.


