Title :
Processing range data for reverse engineering and virtual reality
Author :
Karbacher, S. ; Laboureux, X. ; Schön, N. ; Häusler, G.
Author_Institution :
Erlangen-Nurnberg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Optical 3-D sensors are used as tools for reverse engineering and virtual reality to digitize the surface of real three-dimensional objects. We discuss an almost fully automatic method to generate a surface description based on a mesh of curved or flat triangles. The method includes mesh reduction, smoothing, and reconstruction of missing data. The generated meshes feature minimum curvature variations and are therefore especially suited for visualization and rapid prototyping
Keywords :
image reconstruction; image registration; reverse engineering; virtual reality; 3-D sensors; automatic method; mesh reduction; rapid prototyping; reverse engineering; smoothing; surface description; virtual reality; visualization; Image reconstruction; Image sensors; Merging; Mesh generation; Optical distortion; Optical sensors; Reverse engineering; Smoothing methods; Surface reconstruction; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
3-D Digital Imaging and Modeling, 2001. Proceedings. Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0984-3
DOI :
10.1109/IM.2001.924467
