A Unified Framework for Uncertainty, Compatibility Analysis, and Data Fusion for Multi-Stereo 3-D Shape Estimation

Author

De Cecco, Mariolino ; Pertile, Marco ; Baglivo, Luca ; Lunardelli, Massimo ; Setti, Francesco ; Tavernini, Mattia

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. & Struct. Eng., Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy

Volume

59

Issue

11

fYear

2010

Firstpage

2834

Lastpage

2842

Abstract

This paper describes the uncertainty analysis performed for the reconstruction of a 3-D shape. Multiple stereo systems are employed to measure a 3-D surface with superimposed colored markers. The procedure comprised a detailed uncertainty analysis of all measurement phases, and the uncertainties evaluated were employed to perform a compatibility analysis of points acquired by different stereo pairs. The compatible acquired markers were statistically merged in order to obtain the measurement of a 3-D shape and an evaluation of the associated uncertainty. Both the compatibility analysis and the measurement merging are based on the evaluated uncertainty.

Keywords

image fusion; image reconstruction; shape recognition; stereo image processing; 3D shape reconstruction; compatibility analysis; data fusion; multiple stereo systems; superimposed colored markers; uncertainty analysis; Calibration; Cameras; Covariance matrix; Estimation; Measurement uncertainty; Shape; Uncertainty; 3-D shape reconstruction; Multiple stereo systems; uncertainty evaluation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIM.2010.2060930

Filename

5582282