Reverse engineering B-rep models from multiple point clouds

Author

Varady, T. ; Benko, P.

Author_Institution

Comput. & Autom. Res. Inst., Hungarian Acad. of Sci., Budapest, Hungary

fYear

2000

fDate

10-12 April 2000

Firstpage

3

Lastpage

12

Abstract

The procedure of reconstructing conventional engineering objects from multiple-view 3D point clouds is described. Emphasis is put on producing accurate and topologically consistent B-rep models, ready to be used in computer aided design and manufacture. After describing the basic phases of reverse engineering, related algorithmic difficulties are analyzed. Three particular areas are discussed in more detail: segmenting point data into regions, creating translational and rotational surfaces with smooth, constrained profiles, and finally adding blends. The results of the algorithms are illustrated using a mechanical engineering object, which is a well-known benchmark in the RE community.

Keywords

CAD/CAM; engineering graphics; image reconstruction; image segmentation; mechanical engineering computing; reverse engineering; solid modelling; B-rep models; CAD/CAM; computer aided design; computer aided manufacture; constrained profiles; engineering object reconstruction; image segmentation; mechanical engineering object; multiple-view 3D point clouds; reverse engineering; solid modelling; CADCAM; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer vision; Reverse engineering; Solid modeling; Surface fitting; Three-dimensional displays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geometric Modeling and Processing 2000. Theory and Applications. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Hong Kong, China

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0562-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GMAP.2000.838234

Filename

838234