ReFlow6D: Refraction-Guided Transparent Object 6D Pose Estimation via Intermediate Representation Learning

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.20830v1
• Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:53:26 GMT
• Title: ReFlow6D: Refraction-Guided Transparent Object 6D Pose Estimation via Intermediate Representation Learning
• Authors: Hrishikesh Gupta, Stefan Thalhammer, Jean-Baptiste Weibel, Alexander Haberl, Markus Vincze,
• Abstract summary: We present ReFlow6D, a novel method for transparent object 6D pose estimation. Unlike conventional approaches, our method leverages a feature space impervious to changes in RGB image space and independent of depth information. We show that ReFlow6D achieves precise 6D pose estimation of transparent objects, using only RGB images as input.
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• Abstract: Transparent objects are ubiquitous in daily life, making their perception and robotics manipulation important. However, they present a major challenge due to their distinct refractive and reflective properties when it comes to accurately estimating the 6D pose. To solve this, we present ReFlow6D, a novel method for transparent object 6D pose estimation that harnesses the refractive-intermediate representation. Unlike conventional approaches, our method leverages a feature space impervious to changes in RGB image space and independent of depth information. Drawing inspiration from image matting, we model the deformation of the light path through transparent objects, yielding a unique object-specific intermediate representation guided by light refraction that is independent of the environment in which objects are observed. By integrating these intermediate features into the pose estimation network, we show that ReFlow6D achieves precise 6D pose estimation of transparent objects, using only RGB images as input. Our method further introduces a novel transparent object compositing loss, fostering the generation of superior refractive-intermediate features. Empirical evaluations show that our approach significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods on TOD and Trans32K-6D datasets. Robot grasping experiments further demonstrate that ReFlow6D's pose estimation accuracy effectively translates to real-world robotics task. The source code is available at: https://github.com/StoicGilgamesh/ReFlow6D and https://github.com/StoicGilgamesh/matting_rendering.

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