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Image‐based modeling of 3D objects with curved surfaces
Author(s) -
Lee Man Hee,
Park In Kyu
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
computer animation and virtual worlds
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.225
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1546-427X
pISSN - 1546-4261
DOI - 10.1002/cav.216
Subject(s) - computer science , surface (topology) , bilinear interpolation , feature (linguistics) , computer graphics (images) , representation (politics) , photometric stereo , 3d modeling , image (mathematics) , boundary (topology) , surface reconstruction , artificial intelligence , computer vision , geometry , mathematics , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , politics , political science , law
This paper addresses an image‐based method for modeling 3D objects with curved surfaces based on the non‐uniform rational B‐splines (NURBS) representation. The user fits the feature curves on a few calibrated images with 2D NURBS curves using the interactive user interface. Then, 3D NURBS curves are constructed by stereo reconstruction of the corresponding feature curves. Using these as building blocks, NURBS surfaces are reconstructed by the known surface building methods including bilinear surfaces, ruled surfaces, generalized cylinders, and surfaces of revolution. In addition to them, we also employ various advanced techniques, including skinned surfaces, swept surfaces, and boundary patches. Based on these surface modeling techniques, it is possible to build various types of 3D shape models with textured curved surfaces without much effort. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.