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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Synthetic Data Enhancement and Network Compression Technology of Monocular Depth Estimation for Real-Time Autonomous Driving System.

Woomin Jun, Jisang Yoo, Sungjin Lee

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Woomin JunElectronic Engineering, Dong Seoul University, Seongnam 13117, Republic of Korea.
Jisang YooAutonomous Driving Lab, Modulabs, Seoul 06252, Republic of Korea.
Sungjin LeeElectronic Engineering, Dong Seoul University, Seongnam 13117, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3159-8394

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Abstract

Accurate 3D image recognition, critical for autonomous driving safety, is shifting from the LIDAR-based point cloud to camera-based depth estimation technologies driven by cost considerations and the point cloud's limitations in detecting distant small objects. This research aims to enhance MDE (Monocular Depth Estimation) using a single camera, offering extreme cost-effectiveness in acquiring 3D environmental data. In particular, this paper focuses on novel data augmentation methods designed to enhance the accuracy of MDE. Our research addresses the challenge of limited MDE data quantities by proposing the use of synthetic-based augmentation techniques: Mask, Mask-Scale, and CutFlip. The implementation of these synthetic-based data augmentation strategies has demonstrably enhanced the accuracy of MDE models by 4.0% compared to the original dataset. Furthermore, this study introduces the RMS (Real-time Monocular Depth Estimation configuration considering Resolution, Efficiency, and Latency) algorithm, designed for the optimization of neural networks to augment the performance of contemporary monocular depth estimation technologies through a three-step process. Initially, it selects a model based on minimum latency and REL criteria, followed by refining the model's accuracy using various data augmentation techniques and loss functions. Finally, the refined model is compressed using quantization and pruning techniques to minimize its size for efficient on-device real-time applications. Experimental results from implementing the RMS algorithm indicated that, within the required latency and size constraints, the IEBins model exhibited the most accurate REL (absolute RELative error) performance, achieving a 0.0480 REL. Furthermore, the data augmentation combination of the original dataset with Flip, Mask, and CutFlip, alongside the

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absolute relative errorautonomous drivingdata augmentationmonocular depth estimationpruningquantization

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