Introducing a new problem: shape-from-silhouette when the relative positions of the viewpoints is unknown

3D shapes can be reconstructed from 2D silhouettes by back-projecting them from the corresponding viewpoints and intersecting the resulting solid cones. However, in many practical cases as observing an aircraft or an asteroid, the positions of the viewpoints with respect to the object are not known....

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Published in:IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence 2003-11, Vol.25 (11), p.1484-1493
Main Authors: Bottino, A., Laurentini, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft
Asteroids
Cameras
Compatibility
Computer vision
Cones
Image processing
Image reconstruction
Inequalities
Intelligence
Light sources
Motion estimation
Pattern analysis
Robust control
Shape
Solids
Three dimensional
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Summary:3D shapes can be reconstructed from 2D silhouettes by back-projecting them from the corresponding viewpoints and intersecting the resulting solid cones. However, in many practical cases as observing an aircraft or an asteroid, the positions of the viewpoints with respect to the object are not known. In these cases, the relative position of the solid cones is not known and the intersection cannot be performed. The purpose of this paper is introducing and stating in a theoretical framework the problem of understanding 3D shapes from silhouettes when the relative positions of the viewpoints are unknown. The results presented provide a first insight into the problem. In particular, the case of orthographic viewing directions parallel to the same plane is thoroughly discussed, and sets of inequalities are presented which allow determining objects compatible with the silhouettes.
ISSN:0162-8828
1939-3539
DOI:10.1109/TPAMI.2003.1240121