This is to briefly introduce how to make a typical object by Rapid Prototyping (RP) process, for testing of the accuracy in computer vision algorithms/methods.
Partially Funded by:
RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant (CERG), Hong Kong [Project 9040540];
and
Strategic Research Grant, CityU [Project 7001431].
Citations:
[1] S.Y. Chen and Y.F. Li, "Finding Optimal Focusing Distance and Edge Blur Distribution for Weakly Calibrated 3D Vision", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Vol. 9, No. ?, 2013, early access.
[2] S.Y. Chen, Y. F. Li, J.W. Zhang, "Vision Processing for Realtime 3D Data Acquisition Based on Coded Structured Light", IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Vol. 17, No. 2, Feb. 2008, pp. 167-176.
By S. Y. Chen and Y. F. Li, City University of Hong Kong
Contents:
3D precision data generated by CAD or Matlab
Data sets and examples of the objects
Download the programs and data examples
We define a function to generate a freeform object surface:
(1) 
or
(2) 
The two equations will produce model surfaces, either by AutoCAD or Matlab.
(1) 
or 
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Model surface by AutoCAD or Matlab for Eq (1).
(2) 
Model surface by Matlab for Eq (2).
Example one - Autolisp
The first example is to show 3D surface mesh generated by Autolisp in AutoCAD:
(defun c:fplot (/ res start x step ce)
(setq res 150
start -5.0
x start
step (/ 10.0 (float res))
i 0)
(setq ce (getvar "cmdecho"))
(setvar "cmdecho" 0)
(command "3Dmesh" res res)
(while (< i (1+ res))
(setq j 0
y start)
(while (< j res)
(setq j (1+ j)
y (+ y step))
(setq a (- (- x (expt x 3.0)) (expt y 3.0)))
(setq b (exp (/ (+ (* x x) (* y y)) -8.0)))
(setq c (exp (- (* x (* -1.0 x)) (/ (* y y) 4))))
(setq z (- (+ (* (* 0.28 a) b) c) 0.1))
(if (< z 0) (setq z 0))
(command (list x y z))
)
(setq i (1+ i)
x (+ x step))
)
(setvar "cmdecho" ce)
)
Example two - Matlab
If using Matlab, here is the scripts for Eq (2):
[X,Y] = meshgrid(-5:.2:5);
Z = 1.3*(X-X.^3-Y.^3) .* exp(-X.^2/4 - Y.^2/4);
S = Z>0;
Z=Z.*S;
mesh(X,Y,Z)
axis equal
After obtaining the 3D precision data sets, we export file formats in DXF or IGES. Then they are converted as *.STL for RP process.
Here is the model produced. It will then be used in Computer Vision, for testing of accuracy or any other purposes, because we can have both precision data sets and 3D measured data sets by vision sensors.
(1) 
(2) 
For more details of model reconstruction by computer vision, please read my published papers of this issue.
Program: The autolisp program for CAD, mesh3c.lsp.
3D CAD file: The DXF file generated by AutoCAD, exp.zip.
Please unzip to exp.dxf.
3D data set: Example data of the object by Matlab (in
XYZ).
Load it under the Matlab command: load matlab.mat.
3D data set: Example data of the object by Computer Vision.
Coming soon.
For more information about this research, contact ShengYong Chen. Email: msg@sychen.com
Chen, ShengYong, Stephen, 2010. All rights reserved.