Line-Structured Light-Based Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Measurement System with an Improved Scanning-Direction Calibration Method

Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction measurement technology utilizing line-structured light offers non-contact operation, making it widely applicable in industrial production. An effective scanning-direction calibration method in a line-structured light-based 3D measurement system can not only enha...

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Main Authors: Jia Chen, Shantao Ping, Xiaowei Liang, Xulong Ma, Shiyan Pang, Ying He
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
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author Jia Chen
Shantao Ping
Xiaowei Liang
Xulong Ma
Shiyan Pang
Ying He
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Shantao Ping
Xiaowei Liang
Xulong Ma
Shiyan Pang
Ying He
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description Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction measurement technology utilizing line-structured light offers non-contact operation, making it widely applicable in industrial production. An effective scanning-direction calibration method in a line-structured light-based 3D measurement system can not only enhance the system accuracy but also mitigate the production inefficiencies caused by measurement errors. Consequently, developing a high-efficiency and high-precision scanning-direction calibration technique is a pivotal challenge for advancing structured light-based 3D measurement systems. In this study, we propose an improved method to calibrate the sensor’s scanning direction that iteratively optimizes control points via plane transformation while leveraging the rotational invariance of the rotation matrix during translation. By minimizing the reprojection error, an optimized rotation matrix is identified, and the Levenberg–Marquardt (LM) algorithm is subsequently employed to iteratively refine the displacement vector, enabling precise estimation of the scanning direction. Usually, in line-structured light-based 3D reconstruction measurement, a 5 mm standard gauge block is first reconstructed, and then, the reconstruction error of the standard gauge block is used to compare the accuracy of the scanning-direction calibration (other quantities remain unchanged). Hence, we conducted a comparison experiment using the constructed line-structured light-based 3D reconstruction measurement system, and the experimental results demonstrated that the proposed method reduces the reconstruction errors by 29% compared to the classical independent estimation method and by 5% compared to the current joint estimation method. Furthermore, our method eliminates strict distance constraints, thereby enhancing its adaptability in practical applications.
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spelling doaj-art-3cb6e75653754e43ab0728f1b3262c1a2025-08-20T03:28:58ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922025-06-011713223610.3390/rs17132236Line-Structured Light-Based Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Measurement System with an Improved Scanning-Direction Calibration MethodJia Chen0Shantao Ping1Xiaowei Liang2Xulong Ma3Shiyan Pang4Ying He5Faculty of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaQiyuan Lab, Beijing 100095, ChinaFaculty of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaQiyuan Lab, Beijing 100095, ChinaFaculty of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaQiyuan Lab, Beijing 100095, ChinaThree-dimensional (3D) reconstruction measurement technology utilizing line-structured light offers non-contact operation, making it widely applicable in industrial production. An effective scanning-direction calibration method in a line-structured light-based 3D measurement system can not only enhance the system accuracy but also mitigate the production inefficiencies caused by measurement errors. Consequently, developing a high-efficiency and high-precision scanning-direction calibration technique is a pivotal challenge for advancing structured light-based 3D measurement systems. In this study, we propose an improved method to calibrate the sensor’s scanning direction that iteratively optimizes control points via plane transformation while leveraging the rotational invariance of the rotation matrix during translation. By minimizing the reprojection error, an optimized rotation matrix is identified, and the Levenberg–Marquardt (LM) algorithm is subsequently employed to iteratively refine the displacement vector, enabling precise estimation of the scanning direction. Usually, in line-structured light-based 3D reconstruction measurement, a 5 mm standard gauge block is first reconstructed, and then, the reconstruction error of the standard gauge block is used to compare the accuracy of the scanning-direction calibration (other quantities remain unchanged). Hence, we conducted a comparison experiment using the constructed line-structured light-based 3D reconstruction measurement system, and the experimental results demonstrated that the proposed method reduces the reconstruction errors by 29% compared to the classical independent estimation method and by 5% compared to the current joint estimation method. Furthermore, our method eliminates strict distance constraints, thereby enhancing its adaptability in practical applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/13/2236three-dimensional reconstruction measurementline-structured light vision sensorscanning-direction calibration
spellingShingle Jia Chen
Shantao Ping
Xiaowei Liang
Xulong Ma
Shiyan Pang
Ying He
Line-Structured Light-Based Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Measurement System with an Improved Scanning-Direction Calibration Method
Remote Sensing
three-dimensional reconstruction measurement
line-structured light vision sensor
scanning-direction calibration
title Line-Structured Light-Based Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Measurement System with an Improved Scanning-Direction Calibration Method
title_full Line-Structured Light-Based Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Measurement System with an Improved Scanning-Direction Calibration Method
title_fullStr Line-Structured Light-Based Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Measurement System with an Improved Scanning-Direction Calibration Method
title_full_unstemmed Line-Structured Light-Based Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Measurement System with an Improved Scanning-Direction Calibration Method
title_short Line-Structured Light-Based Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Measurement System with an Improved Scanning-Direction Calibration Method
title_sort line structured light based three dimensional reconstruction measurement system with an improved scanning direction calibration method
topic three-dimensional reconstruction measurement
line-structured light vision sensor
scanning-direction calibration
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/13/2236
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