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Truncated Signed Distance Function: Experiments on Voxel Size

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Image Analysis and Recognition (ICIAR 2014)

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Real-time 3D reconstruction is a hot topic in current research. Several popular approaches are based on the truncated signed distance function (TSDF), a volumetric scene representation that allows for integration of multiple depth images taken from different viewpoints. Aiming at a deeper understanding of TSDF we discuss its parameters, conduct experiments on the influence of voxel size on reconstruction accuracy and derive practical recommendations.

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  1. University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

    Diana Werner, Ayoub Al-Hamadi & Philipp Werner

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  2. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Eng., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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Werner, D., Al-Hamadi, A., Werner, P. (2014). Truncated Signed Distance Function: Experiments on Voxel Size. In: Campilho, A., Kamel, M. (eds) Image Analysis and Recognition. ICIAR 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8815. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11755-3_40

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