3D modeling of cultural heritage objects with a structured light system

Part of : Mediterranean archaeology & archaeometry : international journal ; Vol.12, No.1, 2012, pages 139-152

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3D modeling of cultural heritage objects is an expanding application area. The selection of the right technology is very important and strictly related to the project requirements, budget and user’s experience. The triangulation based active sensors, e.g. structured light systems are used for many kinds of 3D object reconstruction tasks and in particular for 3D recording of cultural heritage objects. This study presents the experiences in the results of two such projects in which a close-range structured light system is used for the 3D digitization. The paper includes the essential steps of the 3D object modeling pipeline, i.e. digitization, registration, surface triangulation, editing, texture mapping and visualization. The capabilities of the used hardware and software are addressed. Particular emphasis is given to a coded structured light system as an option for data acquisition.
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active sensors, 3D point cloud, scanning, registration, surface triangulation, visualization
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Corresponding author:akca@isikun.edu.tr, The author thanks the personnel of the Antalya Museum and Museum Rietberg for their kind help and permission. The author also thanks the Visual Computing Lab of ISTI-CNR for providing their Weaver software for the texture mapping. Finally, contribution and help of Mr. Thomas Hanusch, Dr. Fabio Remondino, Mr. David Novak, Mr. Nusret Demir, and Prof. Dr. Armin Gruen are gratefully acknowledged.
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