A study of the effects of degraded imagery on tactical 3D model generation using structure-from-motion

Leslie Bolick; Josh Harguess

doi:10.1117/12.2224677

17 May 2016 A study of the effects of degraded imagery on tactical 3D model generation using structure-from-motion

Leslie Bolick, Josh Harguess

Proceedings Volume 9828, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications XIII; 98280F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2224677
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2016, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

An emerging technology in the realm of airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems is structure-from-motion (SfM), which enables the creation of three-dimensional (3D) point clouds and 3D models from two-dimensional (2D) imagery. There are several existing tools, such as VisualSFM and open source project OpenSfM, to assist in this process, however, it is well-known that pristine imagery is usually required to create meaningful 3D data from the imagery. In military applications, such as the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for surveillance operations, imagery is rarely pristine. Therefore, we present an analysis of structure-from-motion packages on imagery that has been degraded in a controlled manner.

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Leslie Bolick and Josh Harguess "A study of the effects of degraded imagery on tactical 3D model generation using structure-from-motion", Proc. SPIE 9828, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications XIII, 98280F (17 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2224677

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