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Exploring collections of 3D models using fuzzy correspondences

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Exploring collections of 3D models using fuzzy correspondences
Large collections of 3D models from the same object class (e.g., chairs, cars, animals) are now commonly available via many public repositories, but exploring the range of shape variations across such collections remains a challenging task. In this work, we present a new exploration interface that allows users to browse collections based on similarities and differences between shapes in userspecified regions of interest (ROIs). To support this interactive system, we introduce a novel analysis method for computing similarity relationships between points on 3D shapes across a collection. We encode the inherent ambiguity in these relationships using fuzzy point correspondences and propose a robust and efficient computational framework that estimates fuzzy correspondences using only a sparse set of pairwise model alignments. We evaluate our analysis method on a range of correspondence benchmarks and report substantial improvements in both speed and accuracy over existing alternatives. I...
Vladimir G. Kim, Wilmot Li, Niloy J. Mitra, Stephe
Added 28 Sep 2012
Updated 28 Sep 2012
Type Journal
Year 2012
Where TOG
Authors Vladimir G. Kim, Wilmot Li, Niloy J. Mitra, Stephen DiVerdi, Thomas A. Funkhouser
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