Topological fidelity in surface reconstruction

Thomas J. Peters; Ian R. Greenshields; Suzanne M. Dorney

doi:10.1117/12.131748

1 November 1992 Topological fidelity in surface reconstruction

Thomas J. Peters, Ian R. Greenshields, Suzanne M. Dorney

Proceedings Volume 1830, Curves and Surfaces in Computer Vision and Graphics III; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.131748
Event: Applications in Optical Science and Engineering, 1992, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

In surface reconstruction a mathematical description is created from sampled data points. While the displayed image may appear to be correct, there remains the analytical question as to whether it can be proven that the stored surface model and the original artifact have the same topology. Previous approaches to investigate all possible topological configurations were cumbersome and offered little insight as to how those topological configurations were generated. An alternative algorithm is offered, where the mathematics of the algorithm does offer insight into the structure of these configurations.

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Thomas J. Peters, Ian R. Greenshields, and Suzanne M. Dorney "Topological fidelity in surface reconstruction", Proc. SPIE 1830, Curves and Surfaces in Computer Vision and Graphics III, (1 November 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.131748

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