High-quality structured-light scanning of 3D objects using turntable

This study presents a 3D structured light scanner that can reconstruct 3D objects. The goal of the paper is to show that high quality 3D models can be computed using the equipment proposed here. The resulting 3D object then can be used in arbitrary 3D applications such as augmented reality or human-computer interaction solutions. The object to be reconstructed is placed on a turntable. It is illuminated by a standard projector and images are taken of it by a high resolution color digital camera. The turntable rotates the object, enabling measurements from different points of view. The proposed scanning system is fully automatic, no manual interaction is required. A novel rendering method is also presented that can generate realistic images of the reconstructed model from its colored point set representation.