Publication list

PhD dissertation

πŸ“• My PhD dissertation entitled “3D mapping using active depth sensors”, can be downloaded here.

Scientific journals

  • πŸ“– Fast 3D Gaussian Splatting rendering via easily integrable improvements πŸ”—
    L. Diels, M. Vlaminck, W. Philips, H. Luong
    IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2025.

  • πŸ“– Accurate and robust 3D reconstruction of wind turbine blade leading edges from high-resolution images πŸ”—
    J. Sterckx, M. Vlaminck, H. Luong
    Automation In Construction, 2025.

  • πŸ“– Segmentation and quantification of surface defects in 3D reconstructions for damage assessment and inspection πŸ”—
    J. Sterckx, M. Vlaminck, H. Luong
    IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2025.

  • πŸ“– Depth-Visual-Inertial (DVI) Mapping System for Robust Indoor 3D Reconstruction πŸ”—
    C. Hamesse, M. Vlaminck, H. Luong, and R. Haelterman
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024.

  • πŸ“– Fast and cost-effective UWB anchor position calibration using a portable SLAM systemπŸ”—
    C. Hamesse, R. Vleugels, M. Vlaminck, H. Luong, and R. Haelterman
    IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024.

  • πŸ“– Standard Datasets for Autonomous Navigation and Mapping: A Full-Stack Construction MethodologyπŸ”—
    L. Yuanzhi, Y. Fu, M. Qin, Y. Xu, B. Cui, K. Liu, F. Chen, W. Tao, M. Vlaminck, B. Goossens, P. Z.H. Sun, and H. Zhao
    IEEE Transactions On Intelligent Vehicles, 2024.

  • πŸ“– A Multisensor UAV Payload and Processing Pipeline for Generating Multispectral Point CloudsπŸ”—
    M. Vlaminck, L. Diels, W. Philips, W. Maes, R. Heim, B.D Wit, H. Luong
    Remote Sensing, 2023.

  • πŸ“– On the optimal mounting angle for a spinning LiDAR on a UAVπŸ”—
    L. Diels, M. Vlaminck, B. De Wit, W. Philips, H. Luong
    IEEE Sensors, 2022.

  • πŸ“– Region-Based CNN for Anomaly Detection in PV Power Plants Using Aerial ImageryπŸ”—
    M. Vlaminck, R. Heidbuchel, W. Philips, H. Luong. Deep Learning Methods for Aerial Imagery, Sensors, 2022.

  • πŸ“– Solar Panel Detection within Complex Backgrounds Using Thermal Images Acquired by UAVsπŸ”—
    J.J. Vega DΓ­az, M. Vlaminck, D. Lefkaditis, S.A. Orjuela Vargas, H. Luong.
    Sensors, 2020.

  • πŸ“– Have I Seen This Place Before? A Fast and Robust Loop Detection and Correction Method for 3D Lidar SLAMπŸ”—
    M. Vlaminck, H. Luong, and W. Philips
    Sensors, 2018.

  • πŸ“– 3D Scene Reconstruction Using Omnidirectional Vision and Lidar: A hybrid approachπŸ”—
    M. Vlaminck, H. Q. Luong, W. Goeman, W. Philips
    Sensors, 2016.

Scientific conferences

  • πŸ—Ό Automated Inspection of Heritage Sites: UAV RGB and Hyperspectral Photogrammetry Applied to Castle of Horst πŸ”—
    P. Soubrier, R. MuszyΕ„ski, M. Vlaminck, H. Luong N. Van Den Bossche
    IEEE Workshop on Hyperspectral Imaging and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS), 2024.

  • πŸ—Ό Drone-based corrosion detection on high-voltage transmission towers based on spectral angle classification and clustering
    R. MuszyΕ„ski, G. Luzardo, Z. Zahiri, R. Vandebriel, M. Vlaminck, L. Platisa, F. Mangialetto and H. Luong
    IEEE Workshop on Hyperspectral Imaging and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS), 2024.

  • πŸ—Ό Practical Deep Feature-Based Visual-Inertial Odometry. πŸ”—
    C. Hamesse, M. Vlaminck, H. Luong, and R. Haelterman.
    International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM), 2024.

  • πŸ—Ό Hyperspectral Imaging for the Corrosion Detection on Metallic Lattice Towers.
    F. Mangialetto, I. Bufi, W. Mohring, E. Vranken, R. Vandebriel, M. Vlaminck, Z. Bnoulkacem, Z. Zahiri, G. Luzardo, and H. Luong. CIGRE, 2024.

  • πŸ—Ό Development of Ultra-Portable 3D Mapping Systems for Emergency Services.
    C. Hamesse, T. FrΓ©ville, J. Saarinen, M. Vlaminck, H. Luong, and R. Haelterman. IEEE ICRA Workshop on Field Robotics, 2024.

  • πŸ—Ό A Markerless Entropy-Based Method for Data-Driven LiDAR-GNSS/INS Calibration on a UAV.
    L. Diels, M. Vlaminck, W. Philips, and H. Luong. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2024.

  • πŸ—Ό Smartdrone: An Open Platform for Research and Experimentation with Autonomous UAVs. πŸ”—
    G. Luzardo, H. Luong, M. Vlaminck, W. Philips, and D. Ochoa Donoso.
    Robotics in Education, 2024 Conference.

  • πŸ—Ό Multi-View 3D Reconstruction for Construction Site Monitoring. πŸ”— G. Chen, M. Vlaminck, W. Philips, and H. Luong International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applicationsβ€―(VISAPP), 2024.

  • πŸ—Ό A Unified Framework for Plant Identification from UAV Images. πŸ”—
    Hoang Do, Mai Viet, Doan-Duc Phan, Cong Tuan Minh Le, Van-Nam Hoang, Hong-Quan Nguyen, Thanh-Hai Tran, Hai Vu, Xuan-Dinh Vu, Van-Sam Hoang, Michiel Vlaminck, Wouter Maes, Hiep Luong, and Thi-Lan Le.
    IEEE International Conference on Communications and Electronics (ICCE), 2024.

  • πŸ—Ό Drone-based corrosion detection on high-voltage transmission towers using hyperspectral imaging
    M. Vlaminck, Z. Bnoulkacem, G. R. Luzardo Morocho, H. Zivariadab, Z. Zahiri, B. Koirala, F. Mangialetto, I. Bufi, L. Platisa, M. Jayapala, P. Scheunders, H. Luong.
    IEEE Workshop on Hyperspectral Imaging and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS), 2023.

  • πŸ—Ό “Corrosion detection using hyperspectral VNIR and SWIR imaging for drone-based inspection of electrical pylons."
    Z. Bnoulkacem, M. Vlaminck, H. Luong, G. R. Luzardo Morocho, H. Zivariadab, Z. Zahiri, B. Koirala, L. Platisa, H. Luong, P. Scheunders, F. Mangialetto, I. Bufi. European Corrosion Congress (EUROCORR), 2023.

  • πŸ—Ό “GPS-Assisted Feature Matching in Aerial Images with Highly Repetitive Patterns” πŸ”—
    G. R. Luzardo Morocho, M. Vlaminck, D. Lefkaditis, W. Philips and Hiep Luong. , in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (IGARSS 2021). Brussels, Belgium, July 12-16, 2021.

  • πŸ—Ό “Surface-based GICP” πŸ”—
    M. Vlaminck, H. Q. Luong, W. Philips. IEEE Conference On Computer and Robot Vision (CRV), 2018.

  • πŸ—Ό “A Markerless 3D Tracking Approach For Augmented Reality Applications” πŸ”—
    M. Vlaminck, H. Q. Luong, W. Philips IEEE International Conference on 3D Immersion, 2017.

  • πŸ—Ό “Liborg: a lidar-based Robot for Efficient 3D Mapping” πŸ”—
    M. Vlaminck, H. Q. Luong, W. Philips SPIE Applications on Digitial Image Processing XL, 2017.

  • πŸ—Ό “Multi-resolution ICP for the Efficient Registration of Point Clouds based on Octrees” πŸ”—
    M. Vlaminck, H. Q. Luong, W. Philips
    IAPR International Conference on Machine Vision Applications (MVA), 2017.

  • πŸ—Ό “Consistent ICP for the registration of sparse and inhomogeneous point clouds” πŸ”— H. Q. Luong, M. Vlaminck, W. Goeman, W. Philips, IEEE Sixth International Conference on Communications and Electronics (ICCE), 2016.

  • πŸ—Ό “Towards Online Mobile Mapping Using Inhomogeneous Lidar Data” πŸ”—
    M. Vlaminck, H.Q. Luong, W. Goeman, W. Philips, IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2016.

  • πŸ—Ό “Indoor Assistance for Visually Impaired People Using a RGB-D Camera” πŸ”—
    M. Vlaminck, H.Q. Luong, H. Van Nam, H. Vu, P. Veelaert, W. Philips
    IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation (SSIAI), 2016.

  • πŸ—Ό “Obstacle detection for pedestrians with a visual impairment based on 3D imaging” πŸ”— M. Vlaminck, L. Jovanov, P. Van Hese, B. Goossens, W. Philips, and A. Pizurica
    IEEE International Conference on 3D Imaging, 2013.