Combining high resolution color and depth images for dense 3D reconstruction

Abstract

In this paper, we present an effective method to reconstruct a dense 3D model of an object or a scene by combining high resolution color and depth images. Conventionally, multiple views of color images can be used for reconstructing a 3D model of the captured scene. Although the conventional method can give the accuracy of the textured-regions of an object, it lacks density and leaves many holes in the texture-less regions. However, a depth camera is capable to capture 3D distance information even in homogenous regions. Still, it gives low resolution and is unable to provide an accurate result of a detailed object. We thus propose a combined method of utilizing both high resolution color and depth images to obtain a high-quality, accurate and dense 3D model. Compared to the conventional methods, our proposed method produces a much denser and more all-over 3D results.