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Renata Lúcia Mendonça Ernesto do Rêgo¹, Aluizio Fausto Ribeiro Araújo, Fernando Buarque de Lima Neto

¹Center of Informatics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. rlmer@cin.ufpe.br

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This study introduces growing self-reconstruction maps (GSRMs), a novel method for surface reconstruction from point clouds. GSRMs effectively generate accurate 3D mesh models, capturing complex object shapes and topology.

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Computational Geometry
Machine Learning

Background:

Surface reconstruction from point clouds is crucial for 3D modeling.
Existing methods often struggle with complex topologies and varying resolutions.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel surface reconstruction method using growing self-organizing maps (SOMs).
To develop a method capable of generating accurate two-manifold mesh representations from unstructured point clouds.

Main Methods:

The proposed method, growing self-reconstruction maps (GSRMs), extends growing neural gas (GNG).
Key modifications include competitive Hebbian learning (CHL), vertex insertion, and edge removal mechanisms.
The algorithm incorporates triangular faces for mesh generation.

Main Results:

GSRMs successfully learn surface geometry and topology from point cloud data.
The method generates triangular two-manifold meshes of target objects.
Generated models accurately approximate object shapes, including concave regions, boundaries, and holes.
The approach supports mesh generation at different resolutions.

Conclusions:

GSRMs offer an effective approach for high-fidelity surface reconstruction.
The method demonstrates robustness in handling complex shapes and topological features.
This technique advances the creation of detailed 3D models from point cloud data.