arxivcs.RO2026-07-16
Communication-Efficient Relative Pose Estimation with Vision Foundation Models for Ephemeral Collaborative Perception
Qihang Li, Jo-Hao Huang, Jiewen Liu, Suyoung Kang, Hao Zhang, Peng Gao
Relative pose estimation is a fundamental capability for collaborative perception and coordination in multi-robot systems. However, robots encountering each other in real-world environments often operate in short interaction windows and must operate under limited communication ba…