GS-SDF: LiDAR-Augmented Gaussian Splatting and Neural SDF for Geometrically Consistent Rendering and Reconstruction

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.10170v1
• Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:53:38 GMT
• Title: GS-SDF: LiDAR-Augmented Gaussian Splatting and Neural SDF for Geometrically Consistent Rendering and Reconstruction
• Authors: Jianheng Liu, Yunfei Wan, Bowen Wang, Chunran Zheng, Jiarong Lin, Fu Zhang,
• Abstract summary: We propose a unified LiDAR-visual system that synergizes Gaussian splatting with a neural signed distance field.<n>Experiments demonstrate superior reconstruction accuracy and rendering quality across diverse trajectories.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Digital twins are fundamental to the development of autonomous driving and embodied artificial intelligence. However, achieving high-granularity surface reconstruction and high-fidelity rendering remains a challenge. Gaussian splatting offers efficient photorealistic rendering but struggles with geometric inconsistencies due to fragmented primitives and sparse observational data in robotics applications. Existing regularization methods, which rely on render-derived constraints, often fail in complex environments. Moreover, effectively integrating sparse LiDAR data with Gaussian splatting remains challenging. We propose a unified LiDAR-visual system that synergizes Gaussian splatting with a neural signed distance field. The accurate LiDAR point clouds enable a trained neural signed distance field to offer a manifold geometry field, This motivates us to offer an SDF-based Gaussian initialization for physically grounded primitive placement and a comprehensive geometric regularization for geometrically consistent rendering and reconstruction. Experiments demonstrate superior reconstruction accuracy and rendering quality across diverse trajectories. To benefit the community, the codes will be released at https://github.com/hku-mars/GS-SDF.

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