Taxonomy of 3D Sensors - A Survey of State-of-the-Art Consumer 3D-Reconstruction Sensors and their Field of Applications

Julius Schöning, Gunther Heidemann

2016

Abstract

Sensors used for 3D-reconstruction determine both the quality of the results and the nature of reconstruction algorithms. The spectrum of such sensors ranges from expensive to low cost, from highly specialized to out-of- the-shelf, and from stereo to mono sensors. The list of available sensors has been growing steadily and is becoming difficult to manage, even in the consumer sector. We provide a survey of existing consumer 3D sensors and a taxonomy for their assessment. This taxonomy provides information about recent developments, application domains and functional criteria. The focus of this survey is on low cost 3D sensors at an accessible price. Prototypes developed in academia are also very interesting, but the price of such sensors can not easily be estimated. We try to provide an unbiased basis for decision-making for specific 3D sensors. In addition to the assessment of existing technologies, we provide a list of preferable features for 3D reconstruction sensors. We close with a discussion of common problems in available sensor systems and discuss common fields of application, as well as areas which could benefit from the application of such sensors.

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Schöning J. and Heidemann G. (2016). Taxonomy of 3D Sensors - A Survey of State-of-the-Art Consumer 3D-Reconstruction Sensors and their Field of Applications . In Proceedings of the 11th Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 3: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2016) ISBN 978-989-758-175-5, pages 192-197. DOI: 10.5220/0005784801920197

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@conference{visapp16,
author={Julius Schöning and Gunther Heidemann},
title={Taxonomy of 3D Sensors - A Survey of State-of-the-Art Consumer 3D-Reconstruction Sensors and their Field of Applications},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 3: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2016)},
year={2016},
pages={192-197},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005784801920197},
isbn={978-989-758-175-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 11th Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 3: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2016)
TI - Taxonomy of 3D Sensors - A Survey of State-of-the-Art Consumer 3D-Reconstruction Sensors and their Field of Applications
SN - 978-989-758-175-5
AU - Schöning J.
AU - Heidemann G.
PY - 2016
SP - 192
EP - 197
DO - 10.5220/0005784801920197