High-density single shot 3D sensing using adaptable speckle projection system with varying preprocessing. (January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khan, Danish; Kim, Min Young
• Is Part Of: Optics and lasers in engineering. Volume 136(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-01
• Subjects: Active 3D sensing -- Depth map -- Laser speckle pattern -- Adaptive speckle pattern; Lasers in engineering -- Periodicals; Optical measurements -- Periodicals; Optics -- Periodicals; Lasers en ingénierie -- Périodiques; Mesures optiques -- Périodiques; Optique -- Périodiques; 621.36605
• DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2020.106312
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0143-8166

Abstract

Highlights: An improved prepossessing method for single shot laser speckle based stereo vision systems which increases the density of the 3D reconstruction significantly. A system that reverts the speckles to optimal size when the speckle size goes out of the optimal range due to change of distance of the object from the sensor. The varying preprocessing depending on the distance of the object is proposed for further optimization. Abstract: The speckle pattern is highly prevalent in stereo-photogrammetry systems. The speckles generated by the laser and the diffuser are influenced by the subjective noise and change the appearance with the distance. In addition to this, the density of the 3D point cloud is a major stumbling block when only one pattern for reconstruction is allowed. In this work, we propose a system to counter the aforementioned problems. When the distance of the object is changed, the proposed system adapts itself to change the speckle size back to the required optimal size for the algorithm. The speckle size is varied by changing the position of the diffuser using a motorized linear stage. We propose a preprocessing method to reduce the subjective speckle-noise based on histogram equalization and edge preserving contrast enhancement. The amount of preprocessing varies with the distance of the object for the optimization of the 3D reconstructions. Experiments are performed to realize the effect of new preprocessing and variable preprocessing methods. The results indicate that the density of the 3D point is better than the Kinect and previous single shot method and comparable to the multiple shot professional 3D scanner.