Depth and texture imaging using time-varying color structured lights

In this paper, a depth and texture imaging method using time-varying color structured lights is introduced. Three structured patterns are periodically projected on a scene and captured with our system to produce depth and texture images simultaneously. The color difference between three patterns is used to identify the projected pattern´s color, and the texture image can be simultaneously obtained by adding the colors of the patterned images. The experimental results show that the proposed method is suitable for depth and texture imaging for static and slow moving objects.