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This book has three editors, and all of us are involved in image processing and computer vision research.
We have contributed to the 3D imaging research, especially in the field of passive optical 3D shape
recovery methods. Over the last decade, significant progress had been made in 3D imaging research. As
a result, 3D imaging methods and techniques are being employed for various applications. The objective
of this book is to present various 3D algorithms developed in the recent years and to investigate the
application of 3D methods in various domains.
This book is divided into five sections. Section 1 presents various 3D imaging algorithms that are
developed in recent years. It covers quite a variety of research fields including 3D mapping, holography,
and 3D shape compression. Six chapters are included in Section 1. Section 2 deals with 3D shape
recovery methods that fall in the optical passive as well as active domains. The topics covered in this
section include shape from focus, shape from heating, and shape from fluorescence. Section 2 includes
5 chapters.
Section 3 is dedicated to stereoscopic vision and autostereoscopic vision. The dedication of a whole
section to stereoscopic and autostereoscopic vision emphasizes the importance of these two technologies.
Seven chapters are included in this section. Section 4 discusses 3D vision for robotic applications. The
topics included in this section are 3D scene analysis for intelligent robotics and usage of stereo vision for
various applications including fire detection and suppression in buildings. This section has three chapters.
Finally, Section 5 includes a variety of 3D imaging applications. The applications included in this
section are 3D DMB player, 3D scanner, 3D mapping, morphological study of meteorite impact rocks,
3D tracking, 3D human body posture estimation, 3D face recognition, and 3D thumbnails for 3D videos.
A total of nine chapters are included on several of the above mentioned applications in this section.
There are 31 chapters in this book. Chapter 1 is not included in any of the sections as it provides an
introduction to 3D imaging. Chapter 1 briefly discusses the classification for 3D imaging. It provides
an overview of the 3D consumer imaging products that are available commercially. It also discusses the
future of 3D consumer electronics. |
