Real-time, realistic full-body 3D reconstruction and texture mapping from multiple Kinects

Author

Alexiadis, Dimitrios S. ; Zarpalas, Dimitrios ; Daras, Petros

Author_Institution

Inf. Technol. Inst., Centre for Res. & Technol. - Hellas, Thessaloniki, Greece

fYear

2013

fDate

10-12 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Multi-party 3D Tele-Immersive (TI) environments, supporting realistic interaction among distant users, is the future of tele-conferencing. Real-time, full-body 3D reconstruction, an important task for TI applications, is addressed in this paper. A volumetric method for the reconstruction of watertight models of moving humans is presented, along with details for appropriate texture-mapping to enhance the visual quality. The reconstruction uses the input from multiple consumer depth cameras and specifically Kinect sensors. The presented results verify the effectiveness of the proposed methodologies, with respect to the visual quality and frame rates.

Keywords

cameras; image reconstruction; image texture; teleconferencing; TI application; full-body 3D reconstruction; multiparty 3D teleimmersive environments; multiple Kinect sensor; multiple consumer depth camera; real-time 3D reconstruction; teleconferencing; texture mapping; visual quality enhancement; volumetric method; watertight model reconstruction; Calibration; Cameras; Image color analysis; Image reconstruction; Real-time systems; Sensors; Three-dimensional displays; 3D reconstruction; Microsoft Kinect; real-time; texture mapping; volumetric fusion;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IVMSP Workshop, 2013 IEEE 11th

Conference_Location

Seoul

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVMSPW.2013.6611939

Filename

6611939