Fast, accurate, small-scale 3D scene capture using a low-cost depth sensor.
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SUBMITTER: Carey N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5526660 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
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Fast, accurate, small-scale 3D scene capture using a low-cost depth sensor.
Carey Nicole N Nagpal Radhika R Werfel Justin J
IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision. IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision 20170301
Commercially available depth sensing devices are primarily designed for domains that are either macroscopic, or static. We develop a solution for fast microscale 3D reconstruction, using off-the-shelf components. By the addition of lenses, precise calibration of camera internals and positioning, and development of bespoke software, we turn an infrared depth sensor designed for human-scale motion and object detection into a device with mm-level accuracy capable of recording at up to 30Hz. ...[more]
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