Time-of-Flight Cameras in Computer Graphics

A growing number of applications depend on accurate and fast 3D scene analysis. Examples are model and lightfield acquisition, collision prevention, mixed reality and gesture recognition. The estimation of a range map by image analysis or laser scan techniques is still a time‐consuming and expensive...

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Veröffentlicht in:Computer graphics forum Jg. 29; H. 1; S. 141 - 159
Hauptverfasser: Kolb, A., Barth, E., Koch, R., Larsen, R.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2010
Schlagworte:
3-D graphics
3D time-of-flight cameras
Cameras
Computer graphics
depth keying
Digital imaging
Human-computer interaction
I.3.7 [Computer Graphics]: Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism
I.3.8 [Computer Graphics]: Applications
I.4.1 [Image Processing and Computer Vision]: Digitization and Image Capture
I.4.8 [Image Processing and Computer Vision]: Scene Analysis
light fields
range images
scene analysis
sensor fusion
Studies
tracking
user interaction
ISSN:0167-7055, 1467-8659
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Zusammenfassung:A growing number of applications depend on accurate and fast 3D scene analysis. Examples are model and lightfield acquisition, collision prevention, mixed reality and gesture recognition. The estimation of a range map by image analysis or laser scan techniques is still a time‐consuming and expensive part of such systems. A lower‐priced, fast and robust alternative for distance measurements are time‐of‐flight (ToF) cameras. Recently, significant advances have been made in producing low‐cost and compact ToF devices, which have the potential to revolutionize many fields of research, including computer graphics, computer vision and human machine interaction (HMI). These technologies are starting to have an impact on research and commercial applications. The upcoming generation of ToF sensors, however, will be even more powerful and will have the potential to become ‘ubiquitous real‐time geometry devices’ for gaming, web‐conferencing, and numerous other applications. This paper gives an account of recent developments in ToF technology and discusses the current state of the integration of this technology into various graphics‐related applications.
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ISSN:0167-7055
1467-8659
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8659.2009.01583.x