Low cost 3D mapping for indoor navigation

Abstract

This article focuses on the ability to use a robot with a low cost 3D Scanner (Kinect) in an indoor environment to do a mapping of different rooms in a building and to be able to localize itself when going back to the same room. This method uses SIFT points (points of interest in images) to be able to reconstruct the environment in 3D and uses these SIFT points to identify the localization of the robot.