An efficient PointNet-based multifaceted autoencoder (PMAE) for denoising rail track fastener point clouds
摘要
Noisy point cloud data pose a major obstacle to the accurate inspection and modeling of high-speed railway track fasteners, often leading to degraded structural interpretation and unreliable automation. To address this issue, we propose an efficient PointNet-Based Multifaceted Autoencoder (PMAE) specifically designed for denoising such data. Our approach integrates neural network innovations, including a multimodal fusion module and a coordinate augmentation block, to enhance denoising effectiveness. Extensive experiments on a proprietary point cloud dataset reveal that PMAE achieves a 15% improvement in Chamfer Distance (CD) and a 20% reduction in Mean Squared Error (MSE) compared to traditional baselines. Additionally, this model preserves over 90% of critical structural features, improves feature localization by 18%, and reduces overfitting by 12%, thanks to architectural components like Coordinate Convolution Block and Orthogonal Regularizer. These results demonstrate that PMAE offers a robust and practical solution for point cloud denoising in railway infrastructure inspection and 3D modeling applications.