Abstract:
An apparatus for 3D surface measurement of a target surface, the apparatus comprising: a first projector configured to project a fringe pattern onto the target surface; a second projector configured to project a fringe pattern onto the target surface; a first camera configured to capture the fringe patterns projected by the first projector and the second projector; a second camera configured to capture the fringe patterns projected by the first projector and the second projector; and a computer configured to perform fringe pattern processing of the fringe patterns captured by the first camera and the second camera and to perform data stitching and merging to obtain a 3D surface reconstruction.
Abstract:
According to the preferred embodiments, a system or method is provided that involves the programming of a computer or other processing device with a software, hardware or firmware configured to create a processing tool (i.e., referred to herein as a tool box) that can be configured to provide one or more operational function based on new mathematical principles described herein for the purposes of, e.g., synthesizing or analyzing shapes and the like.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method for spatially refining a computer generated l-dimensional (l>0) model in a computing environment, the l-dimensional model representing physical or geometrical properties, and where the l-dimensional model is represented by tensor product B-splines basis functions and l-dimensional coefficients, where the l-dimensional coefficients are in real or projective space, and the tensor product B-splines basis functions are spanning an r-variate spline space (r>0) having a parameter domain, the method comprising: a) inserting at least one axis parallel hyper rectangle degenerate in one dimension in said parameter domain, providing a splitting of a support of at least one of said tensor product B-spline basis functions; b) computing refined tensor product B-spline basis functions by subdivision on said at least one tensor product B-splines basis functions whose support is split, using at least one knot value of the at least one axis parallel hyper rectangle; and c) computing the resulting refined l-dimensional representation based on said refined tensor product B-spline basis functions.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung und ein Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Urformwerkzeugs (10) für ein Bauteil. Das Verfahren umfasst die Schritte: a) Empfangen oder Erstellen eines CAD-Modells (23) des Bauteils; b) Ableiten eines Oberflächenmodells für das Urform Werkzeug (10) anhand des CAD-Modells (23) des Bauteils; c) Erstellen des Urformwerkzeugs (10) mittels NC-Maschinen unter Verwendung des Oberflächenmodells-Modells; d) Fertigen einer Entität (12) des Bauteils mit dem Urformwerkzeug (10); e) Erfassen der Konturen der Entität (12) des Bauteils mittels eines Computertomographiebasierten Koordinatenmessgeräts, welches eine 3D-Punktewolke (22) von Oberflächenpunkten der Entität (12) des Bauteils liefert; f) Vergleichen der 3D-Punkte der 3D-Punktewolke (22) mit dem CAD-Modell (23) und Ermitteln, ob Abweichungen oberhalb vorfestgelegter Toleranzgrenzen existieren und falls dieses der Fall ist, g) Modifizieren des Oberflächen-Modells anhand der ermittelten Abweichungen; h) Nachbearbeiten des Urformwerkzeugs (10) oder Neuerstellen des Urformwerkzeugs (10) mittels der NC- Maschinen anhand des modifizierten Oberflächen-Modells; i) Wiederholen der Schritte d) bis h), bis keine Abweichungen oberhalb der vorfestgelegten Toleranzgrenzen existieren.
Abstract:
A computer implemented method (350) for determining a centerline of a three-dimensional tubular structure is described. The method includes providing an edge-detected data set of voxels that characterize a boundary of the tubular structure according to a three-dimensional voxel data set for the tubular structure (360). A gradient field of a distance transformation is computed for the edge-detected dataset (380). A voxel data set corresponding to a centerline of the tubular structure is computed according to derivative of gradient field (390).
Abstract:
A system, method, and computer program for producing a visualization format from CAD data comprising producing a BREP model for visualization, wherein said BREP model has a topology component and a geometry component; removing a plurality of redundant control points from said geometry component; normalizing a plurality of knot vectors and a plurality of weight components from said geometry component; recognizing an analytic geometry from said geometry component; recognizing a plurality of equivalents from said geometry component; and converting said analytic geometry to said light model representation, and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating an m-degree algebraic equation representative of an object, in a n-dimension space using a received image data stream representative of the object and further wherein a plurality of control points are associated on the received image data stream according to a desired m-degree form and further wherein the algebraic equation is generated using at least the associated plurality of control points.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an imaging device DEV comprising means for interpolating SIP a surface D from a set S of paths. Said imaging device DEV includes determination means UIF for determining at least two closed termination curves C1 and C2, said termination curves C1 and C2 joining points of the set S of paths, namely one point for each path of the set S of paths, in such a way that the set S of paths constitutes a junction between the two termination curves C1 and C2. Said surface interpolation for interpolating a surface D is constrained according to the invention by said set S of paths and said termination curves C1 and C2. The invention enables very fast interpolation of a surface while providing an analytical expression of this surface.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a general-applicability data-base system (DBS) for the storage, retrieval and manipulation of scan data, i.e. arrays of any (fixed or variable) size and dimensions and of any basic type. The invention is characterized by the strict separation of the logical (conceptual) and physical levels in order to ensure data independence, i.e. the possibility of addressing scan data irrespective of their physical storage structure, coding or state of compression. Depending on the data format required by the application, the DBS undertakes, in transparent fashion, the required conversion and (de)compression, taking into consideration accessing- and transmission-optimization aspects. At the conceptual level, the explicit definition of array structures provides the DBS, via a data-definition language (DDL), with knowledge of the complete array semantics. An orthogonal enquiry language (DML) includes array-specific primitives as well as operators which can be combined in any way to formulate optimizable DML expressions and predicates. Standard functions make explicit format conversion possible. At the physical level, a memory architecture based on a combination of array tiling and a spatial access structure (geo-index) permits efficient access to arrays and sub-arrays as well as the distribution of arrays over several, in certain cases heterogeneous, storage media. The invention is suitable above all for scanning applications with high requirements on functionality, data volume, network capability and access time, in particular for distributed, open multi-media systems.
Abstract:
A method and system for reviewing contouring of medical images in a contouring system is described. The method comprising the steps of: providing at least one medical image showing structures to be contoured; generating a contour for a structure on the at least one medical image; determining if the generated contour conforms to guidelines for the structure being contoured; in response to the determining of conformity providing feedback about the quality of the contour; and continuing to generate the contour based on the provided feedback. A method and system for reviewing previously contoured medical images is also described.