Title :
Optical 3D digitizers: bringing life to the virtual world
Author :
Petrov, Michael ; Talapov, Andrey ; Robertson, Timothy ; Lebedev, Alexei ; Zhilyaev, Alexander ; Polonskiy, Leonid
Author_Institution :
Real-Time Geometry Lab., MetaCreations, Princeton Junction, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of 3D scanning is to bridge the real world with the virtual world. A practical system would not only produce photorealistic models, but would also be inexpensive and easy to use. We took a 3D scanner developer´s viewpoint to review different 3D digitizing techniques. We briefly compare existing systems and give special consideration to active optical triangulation-based scanners
Keywords :
image processing; image scanners; realistic images; solid modelling; virtual reality; 3D scanning; active optical triangulation-based scanners; digitizing techniques; ease of use; optical 3D digitizers; optical three dimensional digitizers; photorealistic models; virtual world; Cameras; Computer graphics; Image fusion; Laser modes; Optical imaging; Optical recording; Optical sensors; Power lasers; Read-write memory; Visualization;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
