Single Image–Based 3D Tree and Growth Models Reconstruction

In this paper, we present a new, easy‐to‐generate system that is capable of creating virtual 3D tree models and simulating a variety of growth processes of a tree from a single, real tree image. We not only construct various tree models with the same trunk through our proposed digital image matting...

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Published in:ETRI journal 2014, 36(3), , pp.450-459
Main Authors: Kim, Jaehwan, Jeong, Il‐Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
digital image matting
growth simulation
skeletonization
Virtual 3D tree modeling
전자/정보통신공학
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Summary:In this paper, we present a new, easy‐to‐generate system that is capable of creating virtual 3D tree models and simulating a variety of growth processes of a tree from a single, real tree image. We not only construct various tree models with the same trunk through our proposed digital image matting method and skeleton‐based ion of branches, but we also animate the visual growth of the constructed 3D tree model through usage of the branch age information combined with a scaling factor. To control the simulation of a tree growth process, we consider tree‐growing attributes, such as branching orders, branch width, tree size, and branch self‐bending effect, at the same time. Other invisible branches and leaves are automatically attached to the tree by employing parametric branch libraries under the conventional procedural assumption of structure having a local self‐similarity. Simulations with a real image confirm that our system makes it possible to achieve realistic tree models and growth processes with ease.
ISSN:1225-6463
2233-7326
DOI:10.4218/etrij.14.0113.0069