# Memory Management for Real-Time Appearance-Based Loop Closure Detection

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.15890 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2407.15890/

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- First posted on arXiv 22 Jul 2024.

## Abstract (arXiv)

Loop closure detection is the process involved when trying to find a match between the current and a previously visited locations in SLAM. Over time, the amount of time required to process new observations increases with the size of the internal map, which may influence real-time processing. In this paper, we present a novel real-time loop closure detection approach for large-scale and long-term SLAM. Our approach is based on a memory management method that keeps computation time for each new observation under a fixed limit. Results demonstrate the approach's adaptability and scalability using four standard data sets.