Synchronization-free top-down illumination photometric stereo imaging using light-emitting diodes and a mobile device

Emma Le Francois; Johannes Herrnsdorf; Jonathan J. D. McKendry; Laurence Broadbent; Glynn Wright; Martin D. Dawson; Michael J. Strain

doi:10.1364/OE.408658

Synchronization-free top-down illumination photometric stereo imaging using light-emitting diodes and a mobile device

Emma Le Francois, Johannes Herrnsdorf, Jonathan J. D. McKendry, Laurence Broadbent, Glynn Wright, Martin D. Dawson, Michael J. Strain

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Three dimensional reconstruction of objects using a top-down illumination photometric stereo imaging setup and a hand-held mobile phone device is demonstrated. By employing binary encoded modulation of white light-emitting diodes for scene illumination, this method is compatible with standard lighting infrastructure and can be operated without the need for temporal synchronization of the light sources and camera. The three dimensional reconstruction is robust to unmodulated background light. An error of 2.69 mm is reported for an object imaged at a distance of 42 cm and with the dimensions of 48 mm. We also demonstrate the three dimensional reconstruction of a moving object with an effective off-line reconstruction rate of 25 fps.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1502-1515
Number of pages	14
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	29
Issue number	2
Early online date	11 Jan 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.408658
Publication status	Published - 18 Jan 2021

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3D imaging
photometric stereo-imaging
light emitting diodes

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QuantIC - The UK Quantum Technology Hub in Quantum Imaging
Dawson, M. (Principal Investigator), Jeffers, J. (Co-investigator) & Strain, M. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/12/19 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
Structured illumination and digital lighting at the few-photon level (full proposal)
Herrnsdorf, J. (Fellow)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
29/06/18 → 31/01/22
Project: Research Fellowship
Fraunhofer UK Research Limited: Studentship Agreement | Le Francois, Emma
Dawson, M. (Principal Investigator), Strain, M. (Co-investigator) & Le Francois, E. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/17 → 29/09/22
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated

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Francois, E. L. E. (Creator), figshare, 20 Jan 2023
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Le Francois, E. (Creator), Dawson, M. (Supervisor), Strain, M. (Supervisor) & Herrnsdorf, J. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 12 Mar 2020
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