Active modeling of 3-D objects: planning on the next best pose (NBP) for acquiring range images

We propose a new method of creating a complete model of a curved object from multiple range images acquired by showing it at different poses. The pose of the object is changed by a manipulator in order to view the object from some specified viewpoints. The pose is planned after each new image is merged into a unified representation. A rating function for the planning is defined to take into consideration the factors such as possibility of merging new data, registration accuracy and control point selection.

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