A refined 3D reconstruction method for irregular ancient buildings

The refined three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of ancient buildings using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a crucial task in cultural heritage preservation. However, the complex structure, diverse shapes and non-regularity of ancient buildings make it difficult for traditional 3D reconstruction...

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Main Authors: X. Zheng, Y. Duan
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Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2024-12-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLVIII-2-W8-2024/507/2024/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-507-2024.pdf
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description The refined three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of ancient buildings using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a crucial task in cultural heritage preservation. However, the complex structure, diverse shapes and non-regularity of ancient buildings make it difficult for traditional 3D reconstruction methods to fully cover all the details, resulting in poor quality reconstruction models. Therefore, this study proposes a novel 3D reconstruction method tailored for irregular ancient architecture, which adopts a "structural surface" guided strategy, and plans routes through the idea of "structural surfaces segmentation and then designing the routes", so as to obtain a high-resolution image set, and to ensure that the reconstruction model's fineness and completeness. Additionally, to tackle the slow speed and time-consuming nature of traditional modeling algorithms in establishing image adjacency relationships, this paper presents a method that utilizes flight path information to build these relationships. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed method, the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, was selected as a case study. Results indicate that the proposed method successfully enables the refined reconstruction of the Yellow Crane Tower, providing significant insights for the 3D reconstruction of irregular ancient buildings.
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spelling doaj-art-6ef7a4b5da9a4bbf838f6a8d795cd4db2025-08-20T02:39:13ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences1682-17502194-90342024-12-01XLVIII-2-W8-202450751410.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-507-2024A refined 3D reconstruction method for irregular ancient buildingsX. Zheng0Y. Duan1School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaSchool of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaThe refined three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of ancient buildings using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a crucial task in cultural heritage preservation. However, the complex structure, diverse shapes and non-regularity of ancient buildings make it difficult for traditional 3D reconstruction methods to fully cover all the details, resulting in poor quality reconstruction models. Therefore, this study proposes a novel 3D reconstruction method tailored for irregular ancient architecture, which adopts a "structural surface" guided strategy, and plans routes through the idea of "structural surfaces segmentation and then designing the routes", so as to obtain a high-resolution image set, and to ensure that the reconstruction model's fineness and completeness. Additionally, to tackle the slow speed and time-consuming nature of traditional modeling algorithms in establishing image adjacency relationships, this paper presents a method that utilizes flight path information to build these relationships. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed method, the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, was selected as a case study. Results indicate that the proposed method successfully enables the refined reconstruction of the Yellow Crane Tower, providing significant insights for the 3D reconstruction of irregular ancient buildings.https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLVIII-2-W8-2024/507/2024/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-507-2024.pdf
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