Arbitrary Object
Arbitrary object processing in computer vision aims to develop algorithms capable of understanding, manipulating, and reasoning about objects of any type, regardless of prior knowledge or training data. Current research focuses on developing robust models, often leveraging transformer architectures and diffusion models, to achieve accurate object detection, segmentation, pose estimation, and manipulation in diverse and complex scenes, including those with occlusions and interactions between multiple objects. These advancements are crucial for progress in robotics, autonomous systems, and augmented/virtual reality applications, enabling more flexible and adaptable interactions with the physical world. Furthermore, the development of efficient and generalizable methods for arbitrary object processing is driving innovation in self-supervised learning and knowledge distillation techniques.
Papers
A comparison of extended object tracking with multi-modal sensors in indoor environment
Jiangtao Shuai, Martin Baerveldt, Manh Nguyen-Duc, Anh Le-Tuan, Manfred Hauswirth, Danh Le-Phuoc
SpotLight: Shadow-Guided Object Relighting via Diffusion
Frédéric Fortier-Chouinard, Zitian Zhang, Louis-Etienne Messier, Mathieu Garon, Anand Bhattad, Jean-François Lalonde
HDI-Former: Hybrid Dynamic Interaction ANN-SNN Transformer for Object Detection Using Frames and Events
Dianze Li, Jianing Li, Xu Liu, Zhaokun Zhou, Xiaopeng Fan, Yonghong Tian
Targeted Therapy in Data Removal: Object Unlearning Based on Scene Graphs
Chenhan Zhang, Benjamin Zi Hao Zhao, Hassan Asghar, Dali Kaafar
Leveraging Foundation Models To learn the shape of semi-fluid deformable objects
Omar El Assal (VIBOT, ImViA, Alstom Transport), Carlos M. Mateo (ICB), Sebastien Ciron (Alstom Transport), David Fofi (VIBOT, ImViA)
Picking by Tilting: In-Hand Manipulation for Object Picking using Effector with Curved Form
Yanshu Song, Abdullah Nazir, Darwin Lau, Yun Hui Liu
Exploring the Feasibility of Affordable Sonar Technology: Object Detection in Underwater Environments Using the Ping 360
Md Junayed Hasan, Somasundar Kannan, Ali Rohan, Mohd Asif Shah
SuperQ-GRASP: Superquadrics-based Grasp Pose Estimation on Larger Objects for Mobile-Manipulation
Xun Tu, Karthik Desingh