| Surface Determination by Photometric Ranging  (2004) We describe a method for recovering the three dimensional shapeof a surface, using multiple images from a single camera,
 closely related to "light field reconstruction" described by Magda
 et al. (ICCV 2001). A volume array of switchable illuminators is used to obtain a set of images that are used for the reconstruction.
 Unlike photometric stereo, where the illumination is
 assumed to be homogeneous, we exploit the inverse-square-law falloff of intensity with the distance between the illuminator and the surface.  By placing illuminators at a variety of distances from the measurement volume, a direct estimate of surface range can be obtained, in addition to surface normal estimates obtained as in photometric stereo. We discuss solution methods and present simulation results for a few simple geometries.  Aspects of illuminator design and calibration are also considered.
 
 Determination, Photometric, Ranging, Surface 2004 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshop (CVPRW'04), v. 3, p. 40. |