Are Euler angles a useful rotation parameterisation for pose estimation with Normalizing Flows?

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.02277v1
• Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:28:02 GMT
• Title: Are Euler angles a useful rotation parameterisation for pose estimation with Normalizing Flows?
• Authors: Giorgos Sfikas, Konstantina Nikolaidou, Foteini Papadopoulou, George Retsinas, Anastasios L. Kesidis,
• Abstract summary: We use the well-known Euler angles parameterisation as a basis for a Normalizing Flows model for pose estimation.<n>We explore the idea that Euler angles, despite their shortcomings, may lead to useful models in a number of aspects.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Object pose estimation is a task that is of central importance in 3D Computer Vision. Given a target image and a canonical pose, a single point estimate may very often be sufficient; however, a probabilistic pose output is related to a number of benefits when pose is not unambiguous due to sensor and projection constraints or inherent object symmetries. With this paper, we explore the usefulness of using the well-known Euler angles parameterisation as a basis for a Normalizing Flows model for pose estimation. Isomorphic to spatial rotation, 3D pose has been parameterized in a number of ways, either in or out of the context of parameter estimation. We explore the idea that Euler angles, despite their shortcomings, may lead to useful models in a number of aspects, compared to a model built on a more complex parameterisation.

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