calibration/results/01_previous_two_batches/comparison_summary.json

{
  "recommended_backend": "open3d_gicp",
  "selection_reason": "The two X estimates agree closely; Open3D has lower second-batch AX residual, better B loop closure, and lower first-batch auxiliary residual.",
  "coordinate_convention": "T_body_lidar maps raw LiDAR points into rear-axle body frame",
  "measured_extrinsic_used_as_initial": false,
  "second_batch_role": "estimation (dense RTK)",
  "first_batch_role": "auxiliary check only (sparse RTK)",
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    "estimation_pairs": 66,
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    "initial_B_loop_closure": {
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      "translation_p95_m": 0.04464367942375473,
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  "important_limit": "Backend agreement is strong, but AX rotation RMS remains about one degree. This is not a centimetre-grade absolute certification."
}