Performance improvement of a 3d reconstruction algorithm using single camera images

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Kılıç, Varlık

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In this study, it is aimed to improve a set of image processing techniques used in a previously developed method for reconstructing 3D parameters of a secondary passive target using single camera images. This 3D reconstruction method was developed and implemented on a setup consisting of a digital camera, a computer, and a positioning unit. Some automatic target recognition techniques were also included in the method. The passive secondary target used is a circle with two internal spots. In order to achieve a real time target detection, the existing binarization, edge detection, and ellipse detection algorithms are debugged, modified, or replaced to increase the speed, to eliminate the run time errors, and to become compatible for target tracking. The overall speed of 20 Hz is achieved for 640x480 pixel resolution 8 bit grayscale images on a 2.8 GHz computer A novel target tracking method with various tracking strategies is introduced to reduce the search area for target detection and to achieve a detection and reconstruction speed at the maximum frame rate of the hardware. Based on the previously suggested lens distortion model, distortion measurement, distortion parameters determination, and distortion correction methods for both radial and tangential distortions are developed. By the implementation of this distortion correction method, the accuracy of the 3D reconstruction method is enhanced. The overall 3D reconstruction method is implemented in an integrated software and hardware environment as a combination of the methods with the best performance among their alternatives. This autonomous and real time system is able to detect the secondary passive target and reconstruct its 3D configuration parameters at a rate of 25 Hz. Even for extreme conditions, in which it is difficult or impossible to detect the target, no runtime failures are observed.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606259/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/15265

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V. Kılıç, “Performance improvement of a 3d reconstruction algorithm using single camera images,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.