Comprehensive Survey on Radiance Field-Inspired Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) Techniques

This survey provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) techniques inspired by radiance field representations, such as Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) and 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS). It examines the background, evolutionary path, inherent strengths, and limitations of these cutting-edge SLAM approaches.