Title
Cloud-based collaborative 3D reconstruction using smartphones.
Abstract
This article presents a pipeline that enables multiple users to collaboratively acquire images with monocular smartphones and derive a 3D point cloud using a remote reconstruction server. A set of key images are automatically selected from each smartphoneu0027s camera video feed as multiple users record different viewpoints of an object, concurrently or at different time instants. Selected images are automatically processed and registered with an incremental Structure from Motion (SfM) algorithm in order to create a 3D model. Our incremental SfM approach enables on-the-fly feedback to the user to be generated about current reconstruction progress. Feedback is provided in the form of a preview window showing the current 3D point cloud, enabling users to see if parts of a surveyed scene need further attention/coverage whilst they are still in situ. We evaluate our 3D reconstruction pipeline by performing experiments in uncontrolled and unconstrained real-world scenarios. Datasets are publicly available.
Year
Venue
Field
2017
CVMP
Structure from motion,Computer vision,Computer graphics (images),Computer science,Viewpoints,Mobile device,Artificial intelligence,Monocular,Point cloud,Key images,3D reconstruction,Cloud computing
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
0
0.34
References 
Authors
15
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Fabio Poiesi1587.96
Alex Locher261.79
Paul Chippendale3558.26
Erica Nocerino4102.22
Fabio Remondino523030.32
Luc Van Gool6275661819.51