SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD, FOR PRODUCING A THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTED FIGURINE

An apparatus and method for producing a 3D figurine is provided. Images of a subject are recieved, captured using different cameras. Camera parameters are estimated by processing the images. 3D coordinates representing a surface are estimated by: finding overlapping images which overlap a field of v...

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Hauptverfasser: FORDE, PETE, FLORES MANGAS, FERNANDO, TRACEY, AIDAN
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus and method for producing a 3D figurine is provided. Images of a subject are recieved, captured using different cameras. Camera parameters are estimated by processing the images. 3D coordinates representing a surface are estimated by: finding overlapping images which overlap a field of view of a given image; determining a Fundamental Matrix relating geometry of projections of the given image to the overlapping images using the camera parameters; and, for each pixel in the given image, determining whether a match can be found between a given pixel and candidate locations along a corresponding Epipolar line in an overlapping image; when a match is found: estimating respective 3D coordinates of a point associated with positions of both the given pixel and a matched pixel; and adding the respective 3D coordinates to a set. The set is converted to a 3D printer file and sent ot a 3D printer.