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Articles | Volume XLII-2/W3
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W3-105-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W3-105-2017
23 Feb 2017
 | 23 Feb 2017

LOW-COST 3D LASER SCANNING IN AIR ORWATER USING SELF-CALIBRATING STRUCTURED LIGHT

M. Bleier and A. Nüchter

Keywords: Underwater laser scanning, structured light, self-calibration, 3D reconstruction

Abstract. In-situ calibration of structured light scanners in underwater environments is time-consuming and complicated. This paper presents a self-calibrating line laser scanning system, which enables the creation of dense 3D models with a single fixed camera and a freely moving hand-held cross line laser projector. The proposed approach exploits geometric constraints, such as coplanarities, to recover the depth information and is applicable without any prior knowledge of the position and orientation of the laser projector. By employing an off-the-shelf underwater camera and a waterproof housing with high power line lasers an affordable 3D scanning solution can be built. In experiments the performance of the proposed technique is studied and compared with 3D reconstruction using explicit calibration. We demonstrate that the scanning system can be applied to above-the-water as well as underwater scenes.