Mapping tooth surface loss with a fixed-base stereo camera

Change detection of tooth surface loss in the cervical region of a tooth replica has been performed using a fixed-base stereoscopic camera, consisting of two SLR digital cameras with lenses of fixed focal length. Commercial digital photogrammetric and calibration software was used to perform a convergent multi-station calibration with an artefact comprising a transilluminated planar array and a tiered object exhibiting optical texture. Digital surface models of a tiered test object and a tooth surface containing a non-carious cervical lesion were generated from stereo-imagery. The accuracy of automatic mass point measurement of a planar surface was 4 ± 13 μm in Z. The sensitivity of change detection on mapped tooth replicas was 0·03 mm with change ranging from 0·03 to 0·07 mm per annum. Different rates of change were clearly evident in different areas at different times. The results of this investigation suggest that annual change detection studies will provide a clearer picture of the pattern of tooth surface loss and, in combination with other analytical techniques, a more detailed explanation of the natural history of these lesions.     

Evaluation of the geometric stability and the accuracy potential of digital cameras — Comparing mechanical stabilisation versus parameterisation

Recent tests on the geometric stability of several digital cameras that were not designed for photogrammetric applications have shown that the accomplished accuracies in object space are either limited or that the accuracy potential is not exploited to the fullest extent. A total of 72 calibrations were calculated with four different software products for eleven digital camera models with different hardware setups, some with mechanical fixation of one or more parts. The calibration procedure was chosen in accord to a German guideline for evaluation of optical 3D measuring systems [VDI/VDE, VDI/VDE 2634 Part 1, 2002. Optical 3D Measuring Systems–Imaging Systems with Point-by-point Probing. Beuth Verlag, Berlin]. All images were taken with ringflashes which was considered a standard method for close-range photogrammetry. In cases where the flash was mounted to the lens, the force exerted on the lens tube and the camera mount greatly reduced the accomplished accuracy. Mounting the ringflash to the camera instead resulted in a large improvement of accuracy in object space. For standard calibration best accuracies in object space were accomplished with a Canon EOS 5D and a 35 mm Canon lens where the focusing tube was fixed with epoxy (47  μm maximum absolute length measurement error in object space). The fixation of the Canon lens was fairly easy and inexpensive resulting in a sevenfold increase in accuracy compared with the same lens type without modification. A similar accuracy was accomplished with a Nikon D3 when mounting the ringflash to the camera instead of the lens (52  μm maximum absolute length measurement error in object space). Parameterisation of geometric instabilities by introduction of an image variant interior orientation in the calibration process improved results for most cameras. In this case, a modified Alpa 12 WA yielded the best results (29  μm maximum absolute length measurement error in object space). Extending the parameter model with FiBun software to model not only an image variant interior orientation, but also deformations in the sensor domain of the cameras, showed significant improvements only for a small group of cameras. The Nikon D3 camera yielded the best overall accuracy (25  μm maximum absolute length measurement error in object space) with this calibration procedure indicating at the same time the presence of image invariant error in the sensor domain. Overall, calibration results showed that digital cameras can be applied for an accurate photogrammetric survey and that only a little effort was sufficient to greatly improve the accuracy potential of digital cameras.     

Digital close range photogrammetry for measurement of soil erosion

Many of the processes involved in soil erosion have dimensions on the millimetre scale. Modelling and quantification of such processes require information on soil surface topography with adequate resolution. The purpose of this study was to generate digital elevation models (DEMs) from soil surfaces with high spatial and temporal resolution. Digital photogrammetry was applied for measuring erosion rates on complex-shaped soil surfaces under laboratory rainfall conditions. A total of 60 DEMs were generated, covering a planimetric area of 16 m². The DEMs had a grid resolution of 3 mm. A vertical precision of approximately 1 mm was desired for DEM analysis. A consumer-grade digital camera was used for image acquisition. The camera was calibrated using BLUH software. Homologous points in overlapping images were identified with least squares matching software. Irregularly spaced object coordinates were interpolated to a regular grid in a geographic information system. The resulting DEMs represented the soil surface well. A precision of 1·26 mm in the vertical was attained. The precision of DEM production was limited to camera calibration. Improvements of the setup presented could include the use of better control points and more advanced image matching strategies for identification of homologous points. The DEMs allowed for detailed analysis of soil surface evolution.     

轻小型组合宽角低空相机检校技术研究

轻小型组合宽角低空相机由四个非量测的CCD面阵相机组合而成,其内方位元素未知,并且相机畸变差较大.而无人机航空摄影测量作业对CCD相机的光学畸变参数有较高的要求,因为参数的一个像素的误差常常会导致地面几米甚至数十米的误差,因此对组合相机进行高精度检校是无人机航空摄影测量作业的关键步骤.本文采用多片空间后方交会方法在室外...     

基于无人机影像的建筑物实景三维建模方法

阐述了当前建筑物三维建模的发展现状,探讨了一种无人机(UAV)倾斜影像和全球定位与惯性导航系统(POS)数据相结合构建建筑物实景三维模型的方法.通过POS辅助空中三角测量、数字表面模型构建、实景三维模型生成及三维建模精细化修正等步骤保证了实景三维模型建模质量和效果.试验结果表明:构建的实景三维模型精度较高,纹理清晰几何变形小.      

Orthorectification of VHR optical satellite data exploiting the geometric accuracy of TerraSAR-X data

Orthorectification of satellite data is one of the most important pre-processing steps for application oriented evaluations and for image data input into Geographic Information Systems. Although high- and very high-resolution optical data can be rectified without ground control points (GCPs) using an underlying digital elevation model (DEM) to positional root mean square errors (RMSEs) between 3 m and several hundred meters (depending on the satellite), there is still need for ground control with higher precision to reach lower RMSE values for the orthoimages. The very high geometric accuracy of geocoded data of the TerraSAR-X satellite has been shown in several investigations. This is due to the fact that the SAR antenna measures distances which are mainly dependent on the terrain height and the position of the satellite. The latter can be measured with high precision, whereas the satellite attitude need not be known exactly. If the used DEM is of high accuracy, the resulting geocoded SAR data are very precise in their geolocation. This precision can be exploited to improve the orientation knowledge and thereby the geometric accuracy of the rectified optical satellite data. The challenge is to match two kinds of image data, which exhibit very different geometric and radiometric properties. Simple correlation techniques do not work and the goal is to develop a robust method which works even for urban areas, including radar shadows, layover and foreshortening effects. First the optical data have to be rectified with the available interior and exterior orientation data or using rational polynomial coefficients (RPCs). From this approximation, the technique used is the measurement of small identical areas in the optical and radar images by automatic image matching, using a newly developed adapted mutual information procedure followed by an estimation of correction terms for the exterior orientation or the RPC coefficients. The matching areas are selected randomly from a regular grid covering the whole imagery. By adjustment calculations, parameters from falsely matched areas can be eliminated and optimal improvement parameters are found. The original optical data are orthorectified again using the delivered metadata together with these corrections and the available DEM. As proof of method the orthorectified data from IKONOS and ALOS-PRISM sensors are compared with conventional ground control information from high-precision orthoimage maps of the German Cartographic Survey. The results show that this method is robust, even for urban areas. Although the resulting RMSE values are in the order of 2-6 m, the advantage is that this result can be reached even for optical sensors which do not exhibit low RMSE values without using manual GCP measurements.     

三维城市建筑物的纹理映射综述

纹理是影响三维模型真实感的一个重要因素。三维纹理映射的最终目的是得到高精度、全自动、高保真的三维模型,它是计算机视觉等领域的一个热点问题。本文介绍了三维纹理映射的原理和过程;针对三维建筑模型进行纹理映射这一研究方向,在投影变换中参数化应用、纹理坐标转换的处理、影像与模型的匹配等方面总结现有的解决方法,并针对多幅建筑物立面的倾斜影像及屋顶垂直遥感影像与三维几何模型的纹理映射,将一些有代表性的研究方法和成果进行对比分析;最后根据当前的研究现状和应用需求,提出一些问题和解决途径。     

3D Building Modelling with Digital Map, Lidar Data and Video Image Sequences

Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction and texture mapping of buildings or other man-made objects are key aspects for 3D city landscapes. An effective coarse-to-fine approach for 3D building model generation and texture mapping based on digital photogrammetric techniques is proposed. Three video image sequences, two oblique views of building walls and one vertical view of building roofs, acquired by a digital video camera mounted on a helicopter, are used as input images. Lidar data and a coarse two-dimensional (2D) digital vector map used for car navigation are also used as information sources. Automatic aerial triangulation (AAT) suitable for a high overlap image sequence is used to give initial values of camera parameters of each image. To obtain accurate image lines, the correspondence between outlines of the building and their line features in the image sequences is determined with a coarse-to-fine strategy. A hybrid point/line bundle adjustment is used to ensure the stability and accuracy of reconstruction. Reconstructed buildings with fine textures superimposed on a digital elevation model (DEM) and ortho-image are realistically visualised. Experimental results show that the proposed approach of 3D city model generation has a promising future in many applications.     

面阵图像定位精度提升方法研究

为了提升面阵相机成像定位精度,以吉林省松原市北部区域的机载面阵图像为实验对象,对成像过程进行误差分析与标定. 机载面阵相机成像存在由三个姿态角引起的定位误差以及由相机镜头畸变等因素产生的畸变误差. 针对以上问题,首先采用严密几何模型,得到面阵图像初步成像结果;然后,采用后方交会和多项式附加参数模型等方法解决内、外方位元素引起的误差问题,得到较为精确的定位结果;最后进行实验验证,测试结果表明,经过内、外方位元素的误差定标,能够控制在5 m以内的范围,精度提升94.37％,处理效果显著. 通过研究标定面阵成像过程中内、外方位元素产生的误差,提高了面阵相机定位精度,对面阵相机成像的应用和推广具有一定价值和科学参考依据.      

Mapping small areas using a low-cost close range photogrammetric software package with aerial photography

Generating maps of small areas using conventional aerial photography is of great interest for small engineering firms. The main problem is the high cost of the sophisticated digital photogrammetric workstations usually employed. In this paper, a low-cost close range photogrammetric software package is used to measure the three-dimensional coordinates of points on the land surface from a photogrammetric flight at a scale of approximately 1:5000. Furthermore, the influence of the type of scanner used to digitise photographs (consumer-grade or photogrammetric scanner), the resolution of the digital images and the number of control points required are examined. The root mean square errors obtained at the check points, using a low-cost close range software package, scanning aerial images with a photogrammetric scanner and 24 ground control points, were around 116 mm for X and Y coordinates, and 191 mm for Z. These levels of accuracy allow the generation of planimetric maps at a scale of 1:1500 and topographic maps with a contour interval of around 1 m. When the images were scanned with a consumer-grade scanner, the root mean square errors were around 150 mm for X and Y, and 271 mm for Z.     

A hybrid measurement approach for close-range photogrammetry

Full automation in close-range photogrammetric measurement has long been a practical reality. However, constraints apply to the process such that automated 3D measurement is generally confined to targeted points in an environment of controlled illumination. The ready availability of consumer-grade digital cameras has made photogrammetric measurement accessible and more widely employed for a host of new applications, the majority of which call for 3D measurement of other than signalized object features. Process automation is therefore typically precluded. This paper discusses a hybrid measurement approach which involves fully automatic network orientation with targets, while at the same time supporting follow-up semi-automatic and manual operations such as feature point and line extraction and surface measurement via image matching. The topics discussed include camera calibration, the metric exploitation of colour attributes, issues related to image point correspondence determination, operator assisted feature measurement and surface extraction. All are important to the practical realisation of the hybrid measurement approach.     

消费型无人机倾斜摄影测量三维重建精度验证

以西宁市某区域的城镇数据为例,首先采用飞马D200无人机搭载的SONY ILCE-6000相机采集影像数据,利用infor软件的MATCH-AT模块与Context Capture 结合构建实景三维模型．然后,通过多视倾斜影像数据的两次平差方法实现大区域多视倾斜影像数据的整体平差;结合多视倾斜影像的密集匹配、纹理自动映射算法,构建高精度的实景三维模型．最后,通过实验对空三精度、三维模型精度进行统计,基本满足1∶500大比例尺测图要求,为高精度三维模型的构建提供一种思路.      

嫦娥三号导航相机测图能力分析及地形重建

基于立体相机成像模型并结合相机参数对嫦娥三号导航相机3维测图能力进行分析,利用摄影测量原理和误差传播定律对巡视器30 m范围内的DEM精度进行了理论分析,推导出导航相机立体影像获得的采样点精度公式,并绘制了DEM的平面精度图和高程精度图;同时使用多线程技术开发了基于导航相机立体影像的地形快速重建算法,利用多线程技术完成影像的特征匹配和密集匹配,并通过分块内插生成DEM。该技术应用于嫦娥三号任务中,有力地支持了嫦娥三号遥操作路径规划相关任务。     

影像连接点均衡化高精度自动提取

针对空中三角测量影像连接点提取中存在的误匹配、点位多而分布不均和点位定位精度低等问题,提出了一种影像连接点均衡化高精度自动提取方法。首先采用分块SIFT技术进行特征的提取与匹配,并利用并查集数据结构进行特征点的高效多视追踪;然后采用提出的物方分块点位筛选算法对点位进行了相对均衡化的择优挑选;最后采用最小二乘匹配技术对得到的SIFT连接点坐标位置进行精化。选取中国嵩山遥感定标场的有人机影像和沙漠地区无人机影像作为试验数据,通过目视检查、像方反投影误差和检查点精度等3个指标进行了分析,结果表明本文方法有效克服了弱纹理和重复纹理导致的连接点提取与匹配困难,并改善了连接点分布的均匀性和提高了连接点的定位精度。     

基于特征点的影像视差分析

本文介绍了一种基于特征点的数字立体影像匹配方法。该法采用Frstner算子提取特征点,然后应用一种松驰迭代算法,实现了同名特征点之间的立体匹配。为实现立体像对的自动相对定向和数字地形模型自动生成提供了一种切实可行的方法。     

月球遥感制图回顾与展望

对月球探测任务、月球遥感制图技术与产品进行综述。从1958年开始,全世界已开展126次(其中70次成功)月球探测工程任务,其中月球遥感制图是其必需的基础性工作。由于月球环境的特殊性,其遥感制图技术与对地观测制图相比具有很大的挑战和更大的难度。目前,中国嫦娥二号轨道器获取的7 m分辨率立体影像是覆盖全月球分辨率最高的立体影像数据,美国月球侦察轨道器LRO任务的激光雷达高度计LOLA数据是精度和密度最高的激光测高数据,LRO NAC影像的分辨率最高(0.5—2 m)但未覆盖全球。在各个探测任务中,基于月球遥感数据和摄影测量技术,已经制作了大量的全球及区域的影像拼图、正射影像图和数字高程模型等制图产品。对月球遥感制图技术发展进行展望,探讨了利用国际多探测任务数据建立新一代控制网和进行精细制图的必要性及技术思路。     

Digital Photogrammetry for Automatic Close Range Measurement of Textureless and Featureless Objects

Diffraction grating based simultaneous projection of a large number of distinct and circular laser dots was adopted to solve correspondence and accuracy problems during automatic three dimensional measurement of a textureless and featureless object at close range. After rigid placement of the projector over the telescope of a geodimeter, accurate calibration and derivation of a camera model of the virtual active camera (the projector) was done without a control field and using a bundle adjustment procedure. While automatic detection and labelling of the actively placed target points over any given object remained a problem, algorithms were developed to locate and label these target points placed over a nearly flat and textureless surface. A conventional thresholding method was combined with least squares matching (LSM) to provide automatic subpixel image co-ordinate measurement of the target points placed over a textureless object but, considering the real object conditions, semi-automatic image co-ordinate measurement was done by LSM. The system provided an intersection parallax of 0.3 mm during a laboratory test scan of a planar object at 4.5 m distance.     

由小面阵CCD组合构成宽角航空相机

本文研究由多台小面阵CCD相机构建组合式宽角航空相机的新方法———包括由3台或4台相机组合构建的多相机系统结构,由其分离的各影像转换成等效大影像的数学表达;利用室外和室内近景相机检校场对组合相机系统进行高精度检校的内容、解算方法和检校结果;最后给出了以3相机组合系统装备无人驾驶飞行器(UAV II)进行低空摄影的影像成果。     

一种视觉引导经纬仪自动测量方法

文中将TM5100A经纬仪加载高精度摄像头构造视觉引导测量设备,标定十字丝中心点在像平面坐标系下的坐标,对经纬仪旋转水平角和垂直角与目标图像中心像素坐标之间的关系进行标定;摄像头采集目标图像并处理获取目标中心像素坐标,根据像素坐标与经纬仪旋转角关系计算经纬仪旋转角度,进而实现视觉引导经纬仪自动测量;对加载摄像头的经纬仪驱动误差进行测试,驱动误差允许的情况下测试并分析了视觉引导装置的点位测量精度、角度测量精度以及视觉引导准直测量精度,比人工测量精度高,符合工业测量的需求。