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Google Summer of Code 2011 Point Cloud Library (PCL)

Point Cloud Registration

by Gheorghe for Point Cloud Library (PCL)

Using 3D perception sensors as stereo camera or laser scanner, the perceived environment and objects are described by many sets of +3D points called Point Clouds (PC). Moving the sensor, the returned PCs overlap more or less. The goal is to align (register) the acquired PCs in order to get a more complete description of the environment. This project aims to implement and improve already existing state of the art methods used for PCs registration and using acquired experience propose a new method