Underwater Laser Scanner: Ray-Based Model and Calibration

Underwater 3-D perception is crucial for autonomous manipulation and mapping. Using a mirror-galvanometer system to steer a laser line projector and using triangulation with a camera it is possible to produce full 3-D perception, while avoiding moving the sensor with respect to the scene. This paper...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Palomer Vila, Albert, Ridao Rodríguez, Pere, Forest Collado, Josep, Ribas Romagós, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/23629
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/23629
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Imatgeria (Tècnica)
Imaging systems
Triangulació
Triangulation
Visualització tridimensional (Informàtica)
Three-dimensional display systems
Lectors òptics
Optical scanners
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Sumario:Underwater 3-D perception is crucial for autonomous manipulation and mapping. Using a mirror-galvanometer system to steer a laser line projector and using triangulation with a camera it is possible to produce full 3-D perception, while avoiding moving the sensor with respect to the scene. This paper presents a ray-based model of a laser scanner and a calibration method for such a model. The model takes into account the distortion introduced to the system by the flat viewports used for both the laser and the camera. The paper also introduces the computation of elliptical cones as a way to synthesize the ray-based model and speed up the triangulation computation. The present study reports results obtained using the real sensor in a water tank to reconstruct objects and planes to assess the sensor's accuracy, as well as a comparison between the two triangulation methods (ray-based and elliptical cone)