Feature-Level Fusion of RGB Camera and 2-D LiDAR for Local Occupancy Estimation and Reactive Navigation: A Controlled Simulation Study
This preprint presents a controlled, systems-level simulation study of feature-level fusion of RGB camera and 2-D LiDAR for local occupancy estimation and reactive navigation of an indoor mobile robot. The system integrates ROS 2, PyTorch and Gazebo in a modular perception-to-navigation pipeline. Three perception confi...