SpotlessGS: Relightable 3D Gaussian Splatting under Dynamic Illumination for Robotic Perception

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.14713v1
• Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:35:34 GMT
• Title: SpotlessGS: Relightable 3D Gaussian Splatting under Dynamic Illumination for Robotic Perception
• Abstract summary: We extend Dark Gaussian Splatting to a more accurate and flexible relightable 3D reconstruction framework.<n>We introduce a low-frequency illumination model based on spherical harmonics to capture spatially varying residual and ambient lighting effects.<n> Experiments on synthetic and real-world datasets demonstrate that our method effectively mitigates illumination artifacts while improving rendering quality and quantitative performance over prior approaches.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Robots operating in dark or poorly lit environments rely on onboard lights, which often produce uneven illumination that degrades downstream perception tasks. Prior approaches based on 2D image enhancement lack reliable supervision and fail to preserve multi-view geometric consistency. To address these limitations, we extend Dark Gaussian Splatting (DarkGS) toward a more accurate and flexible relightable 3D reconstruction framework. First, we eliminate the need for explicit light parameter calibration by jointly optimizing lighting parameters within the Gaussian Splatting framework. Second, we introduce a low-frequency illumination model based on spherical harmonics (SH) to capture spatially varying residual and ambient lighting effects. Third, we incorporate an MLP-based Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) to model non-Lambertian reflectance. Experiments on synthetic and real-world datasets demonstrate that our method effectively mitigates illumination artifacts while improving rendering quality and quantitative performance over prior approaches. We further validate its benefits for robotic perception through a downstream task.

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