# MFPNet: A Semantic Segmentation Network for Regular Tunnel Point Clouds Based on Multi-Scale Feature Perception

## TL;DR

MFPNet is a new network for tunnel point cloud segmentation that improves accuracy and detail by combining multi-scale features and contextual information.

## Contribution

MFPNet introduces a novel error-feedback fusion and adaptive re-calibration mechanism for tunnel point cloud segmentation.

## Key findings

- MFPNet achieves an mIoU of 87.5%, outperforming existing methods by 5.1% to 33.0%.
- The network improves overall classification accuracy to 96.3%.
- The method enhances multi-scale feature integration and semantic discrimination in tunnel environments.

## Abstract

Tunnel point cloud semantic segmentation is a critical step in achieving refined perception and intelligent management of tunnel structures. Addressing common challenges including indistinct boundaries and fine-grained category discrimination, this paper proposes MFPNet, a multi-scale feature perception network specifically designed for tunnel scenarios. This approach employs kernel convolution to effectively model local point cloud geometries within continuous spaces. Building upon this foundation, an error-feedback-based local-global feature fusion mechanism is designed. Through bidirectional information exchange, higher-level semantic information compensates for and constrains lower-level geometric features, thereby mitigating information fragmentation across semantic hierarchies. Furthermore, an adaptive feature re-calibration and cross-scale contextual correlation mechanism is introduced to dynamically modulate multi-scale feature responses. This explicitly models contextual dependencies across scales, enabling collaborative aggregation and discriminative enhancement of multi-scale semantic information. Experimental results on tunnel point cloud datasets demonstrate that the proposed MFPNet has achieved significant improvements in both overall segmentation accuracy and category balance, with mIoU reaching 87.5%, which is 5.1% to 33.0% higher than mainstream methods such as PointNet++ and RandLA-Net, and the overall classification accuracy reaching 96.3%. These results validate the method’s efficacy in achieving high-precision three-dimensional semantic understanding within complex tunnel environments, providing robust technical support for tunnel digital twin and intelligent detection applications.