Transparent and Specular Object Reconstruction

This state of the art report covers reconstruction methods for transparent and specular objects or phenomena. While the 3D acquisition of opaque surfaces with lambertian reflectance is a well-studied problem, transparent, refractive, specular and potentially dynamic scenes pose challenging problems for acquisition systems. This report reviews and categorizes the literature in this field. Despite tremendous interest in object digitization, the acquisition of digital models of transparent or specular objects is far from being a solved problem. On the other hand, real-world data is in high demand for applications such as object modeling, preservation of historic artifacts and as input to data-driven modeling techniques. With

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: CGF
• Authors: Ivo Ihrke, Kiriakos N. Kutulakos, Hendrik P. A. Lensch, Marcus A. Magnor, Wolfgang Heidrich
• Keywords: CGF 2010, Computational Geometry, Data-driven Modeling Techniques, Specular Objects, Transparent