Zhang Zuxun

Rapid texture mapping from image sequences for building geometry model

An effective approach, mapping the texture for building model based on the digital photogrammetric theory, is proposed. The easily-acquired image sequences from digital video camera on helicopter are used as texture resource, and the correspondence between the space edge in building geometry model and its line feature in image sequences is determined semiautomatically. The experimental results in production of three-dimensional data for car navigation show us an attractive future both in efficiency and effect.

Flexible planar-scene camera calibration technique

A flexible camera calibration technique using 2D-DLT and bundle adjustment with planar scenes is proposed. The equation of principal line under image coordinate system represented with 2D-DLT parameters is educed using the correspondence between collinearity equations and 2D-DLT. A novel algorithm to obtain the initial value of principal point is put forward. Proof of Critical Motion Sequences for calibration is given in detail. The practical decomposition algorithm of exterior parameters using initial values of principal point, focal length and 2D-DLT parameters is discussed elaborately. Planar-scene camera calibration algorithm with bundle adjustment is addressed. Very good results have been obtained with both computer simulations and real data calibration. The calibration result can be used in some high precision applications, such as reverse engineering and industrial inspection.

Semiautomatic building extraction from stereo image pair based on lines grouping and least squares matching

The paper presents a general paradigm of semiautomatic building extraction from aerial stereo image pair. In the semiautomatic extraction system, the building model is defined by selected roof type through human-machine interface and input the approximation of area where the extracted building exists. Then under the knowledge of the roof type, low-level and mid-level processing including edge detection, straight line segments extraction and line segments grouping are used to establish the initial geometrical model of the roof-top. However, the initial geometrical model is not so accurate in geometry. To attain accurate results, a general least squares adjustment integrating the linear templates matching model with geometrical constraints in object-space is applied to refine the initial geometrical model. The adjustment model integrating the straight edge pattern and 3D constraints together is a well-studied optimal and anti-noise method. After gaining proper initial values, this adjustment model can flexibly process extraction of kinds of roof types by changing or assembling the geometrical constraints in object-space.

ARC-SPLINE AND ARCLET PROCESSING

ABSTRACT This paper presents a now spline called arc spline. It lakes two arcs connecting adjacent points among a sampled series, with known tangental of cach sampled point. The calculation for the parallel, the curve length and the segmenting point coordinates are simple, thus making map symbol generation simplified. When “arclet” occurs, some special processing must be taken.