A Two-Stage Algorithm for Planning the Next View From Range Images

A new technique is presented for determining the positions where a range sensor should be located to acquire the surfaces of a complex scene. The algorithm consists of two stages. The first stage applies a voting scheme that considers occlusion edges. Most of the surfaces of the scene are recovered through views computed in that way. Then, the second stage fills up remaining holes through a scheme based on visibility analysis. By leaving the more expensive visibility computations at the end of the exploration process, efficiency is increased.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: BMVC
• Authors: Miguel Angel García, Susana Velázquez, Angel Domingo Sappa
• Keywords: BMVC 1998, Computer Vision, Expensive Visibility Computations, Occlusion Edges, Voting Scheme