Active range sensing for indoor environment modeling

Author

Elgazzar, Shadia ; Liscano, Ramiro ; Blais, François ; Miles, Andrew

Author_Institution

Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

47

Issue

1

fYear

1998

fDate

2/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

260

Lastpage

264

Abstract

This paper investigates modeling indoor environments using a low-cost, compact, active-range camera, known as BIRIS, mounted onto a pan and tilt motor unit. The BIRIS sensor, developed at the National Research Council of Canada, is a rugged small camera with no moving parts. The objectives of this paper are to describe and demonstrate the viability of the use of a low-cost range sensor in the domain of indoor environment modeling; to present the results of processing three-dimensional (3-D) data to build a virtual environment for navigation and visualization; and, to analyze and outline the advantages and limitations encountered when scanning large indoor environments

Keywords

data acquisition; data visualisation; laser ranging; navigation; real-time systems; virtual instrumentation; 3D data; BIRIS sensor; Canada; National Research Council; active range sensing; active-range camera; data acquisition; geometric modelling; indoor environment modeling; low-cost range sensor; mapping; navigation; rugged small camera; scanning indoor environments; viability; virtual environment; virtual reality; visualization; Cameras; Charge coupled devices; Councils; Data acquisition; Data mining; Indoor environments; Laser modes; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Solid modeling; Virtual environment;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.728830

Filename

728830