1. Optical 3D digitizers: bringing life to the virtual world
- Author
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A. Zhilyaev, A. Lebedev, L. Polonskiy, A. Talapov, Michael Petrov, and Timothy Robertson
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Computer science ,Virtual world ,Computer graphics (images) ,Image processing ,3d scanning ,Virtual reality ,Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design ,Software ,Bridge (nautical) - 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.
- Published
- 1998
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