Title :
An evaluation of open source surface reconstruction software for robotic applications
Author :
Wiemann, Thomas ; Annuth, Hendrik ; Lingemann, Kai ; Hertzberg, Joachim
Author_Institution :
Knowledge Based Syst. Group, Osnabruck Univ., Osnabruck, Germany
Abstract :
With the raising popularity of 3D sensors in robotic applications, e.g., RGB-D cameras or laser scanners, the demand for fast and reliable methods for surface reconstruction from 3D point clouds increases. Currently, several freely available implementations of such algorithms exist. This paper presents an evaluation of the usability of different open source software packages for polygonal map generation in robotic contexts.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; image reconstruction; public domain software; robot vision; sensors; software packages; 3D point clouds; 3D sensors; open source software package usability; open source surface reconstruction software evaluation; polygonal map generation; robotic applications; Approximation methods; Lasers; Robots; Sensors; Shape; Surface reconstruction; Three-dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Robotics (ICAR), 2013 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montevideo
DOI :
10.1109/ICAR.2013.6766566
