Automated view and path planning for scalable multi-object 3D scanning

Demand for high-volume 3D scanning of real objects is rapidly growing in a wide range of applications, including online retailing, quality-control for manufacturing, stop motion capture for 3D animation, and archaeological documentation and reconstruction. Although mature technologies exist for high...

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Published in:ACM transactions on graphics 2016-11, Vol.35 (6), p.1-13
Main Authors: Fan, Xinyi, Zhang, Linguang, Brown, Benedict, Rusinkiewicz, Szymon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Automation
Manuals
Reconstruction
Scanning
Three dimensional models
Three dimensional motion
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Summary:Demand for high-volume 3D scanning of real objects is rapidly growing in a wide range of applications, including online retailing, quality-control for manufacturing, stop motion capture for 3D animation, and archaeological documentation and reconstruction. Although mature technologies exist for high-fidelity 3D model acquisition, deploying them at scale continues to require non-trivial manual labor. We describe a system that allows non-expert users to scan large numbers of physical objects within a reasonable amount of time, and with greater ease. Our system uses novel view- and path-planning algorithms to control a structured-light scanner mounted on a calibrated motorized positioning system. We demonstrate the ability of our prototype to safely, robustly, and automatically acquire 3D models for large collections of small objects.
ISSN:0730-0301
1557-7368
DOI:10.1145/2980179.2980225