Combining depth-maps from different acquisition methods
First Claim
1. A method of capturing three-dimensional information of a scene on a structure, comprising the steps of:
- positioning at least two cameras and a light pattern projector in a known position and orientation with respect to each other;
operating the light pattern projector to project a known light pattern onto the scene on the structure;
using a first of the cameras, taking a first image of the scene, the first image being a two-dimensional image;
using a second of the cameras, taking a second image of the scene, the second image being a two-dimensional image, wherein the first and second images are taken chronologically synchronous;
using the chronologically synchronously taken first image and second image, and the known position and orientation of the cameras with respect to each other, extracting a first depth map of the scene;
using i) the first image, ii) the known light pattern, and iii) the known position and orientation of the first camera and the light pattern projector with respect to each other, extracting a second depth map of the scene; and
using the extracted first depth map and the extracted second depth map of the scene together to make a 3D measurement of the scene.
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Abstract
A method and system capturing three-dimensional information of a scene on a structure includes operating a light pattern projector to project a known light pattern onto the scene; using at least two cameras, taking images of the scene, the images being two-dimensional images taken chronologically synchronous; using first and second images, and the known position and orientation of the cameras with respect to each other, extracting a first depth map of the scene; using the first image, the known light pattern, and the known position and orientation of the first camera and the light pattern projector with respect to each other, extracting a second depth map of the scene; and using the extracted first depth map and the extracted second depth map of the scene together to make a 3D measurement of the scene.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of capturing three-dimensional information of a scene on a structure, comprising the steps of:
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positioning at least two cameras and a light pattern projector in a known position and orientation with respect to each other; operating the light pattern projector to project a known light pattern onto the scene on the structure; using a first of the cameras, taking a first image of the scene, the first image being a two-dimensional image; using a second of the cameras, taking a second image of the scene, the second image being a two-dimensional image, wherein the first and second images are taken chronologically synchronous; using the chronologically synchronously taken first image and second image, and the known position and orientation of the cameras with respect to each other, extracting a first depth map of the scene; using i) the first image, ii) the known light pattern, and iii) the known position and orientation of the first camera and the light pattern projector with respect to each other, extracting a second depth map of the scene; and using the extracted first depth map and the extracted second depth map of the scene together to make a 3D measurement of the scene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 25)
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13. A system for capturing three-dimensional information of a scene on a structure, comprising:
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a first camera, of at least two cameras, a second camera, of said at least two cameras, a light pattern projector having a known light pattern, the light pattern projector positioned to project the known light pattern onto the scene on the structure, wherein, the first and second cameras and the light pattern projector are in a known position and orientation with respect to each other; and a computerized controller that; i) operates the light pattern projector to project the known light pattern onto the scene on the structure; ii) uses the first camera to take a first image of the scene having the projected known light pattern thereon, the first image being a two-dimensional image; iii) uses the second camera to take a second image of the scene having the projected known light pattern thereon, the second image being a two-dimensional image, whereby the first and second images are chronologically synchronously taken stereo image pairs of the scene; iv) uses the chronologically synchronously taken first image and second images, extracting a first depth map of the scene; v) uses i) the first image, ii) the known light pattern, and iii) the known position and orientation of the first camera and the light pattern projector with respect to each other, extracting a second depth map of the scene; and vi) uses the extracted first depth map and the extracted second depth map of the scene together to make a 3D measurement of the scene. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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