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New framework enhances dynamic audio-visual navigation with multi-modal learning

Researchers have introduced a new two-stage multi-modal learning framework designed to improve dynamic audio-visual navigation (D-AVN) for agents. The first stage, an Intensity-Calibrated Geometry Encoder, aligns sound intensity with visual geometry for category-agnostic spatial understanding. The second stage, a Cross-Modal Scene Aggregator, uses a Transformer to integrate multi-modal features for robust state representation. Experiments on Replica and Matterport3D datasets show this approach achieves state-of-the-art results, enhancing generalization and navigation efficiency, particularly for unheard sound categories. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more capable embodied AI agents that can navigate complex environments using both visual and auditory cues, especially for dynamic or unheard sound sources.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Jia Li, Yinfeng Yu ·

    Two-Stage Multi-modal Learning for Dynamic Audio-Visual Navigation: From Physical Alignment to Scene Aggregation

    arXiv:2610.14077v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Embodied Audio-Visual Navigation (AVN) requires an agent to locate sound targets by jointly leveraging visual and auditory cues. While prior work has achieved notable success with static sound sources, real-world scenarios often i…