From Wheatstone to Cameron and beyond: overview in 3-D and 4-D imaging technology

This paper reviews three-dimensional (3-D) and four-dimensional (4-D) imaging technology, from Wheatstone through today, with some prognostications for near future applications. This field is rich in variety, subject specialty, and applications. A major trend, multi-view stereoscopy, is moving the f...

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Published in:Optical Engineering 2012-02, Vol.51 (2), p.021102-021102
Main Author: Gilbreath, G. Charmaine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-D and 4-D imaging
multi-view stereoscopy
realtime holography
realtime interactive 3-D imaging
stereoscopy
telesurgery
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Summary:This paper reviews three-dimensional (3-D) and four-dimensional (4-D) imaging technology, from Wheatstone through today, with some prognostications for near future applications. This field is rich in variety, subject specialty, and applications. A major trend, multi-view stereoscopy, is moving the field forward to real-time wide-angle 3-D reconstruction as breakthroughs in parallel processing and multi-processor computers enable very fast processing. Real-time holography meets 4-D imaging reconstruction at the goal of achieving real-time, interactive, 3-D imaging. Applications to telesurgery and telemedicine as well as to the needs of the defense and intelligence communities are also discussed.
ISSN:0091-3286
1560-2303
DOI:10.1117/1.OE.51.2.021102