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Tai-Pang Wu¹, Chi-Keung Tang

¹Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, ClearWater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. pang@cs.ust.hk

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This study introduces an automatic photometric stereo method using Expectation Maximization (EM) for surface normal and visible surface reconstruction. The approach robustly handles complex scenes, recovering fine geometric details automatically.

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
Computational Imaging

Background:

Photometric stereo reconstructs 3D surface information from images under varying illumination.
Existing methods often struggle with complex scenes, shadows, and highlights.
Robust and automatic surface reconstruction remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a robust and automatic photometric stereo method.
To accurately reconstruct surface normals and visible surfaces.
To overcome limitations of existing methods in complex lighting and geometry.

Main Methods:

Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm applied in a two-step optimization process.
Alternating optimization of observation weights, surface normals, and albedo.
Utilizing Markov Random Fields (MRFs) for surface integrability and discontinuity optimization.
Dense image acquisition using a digital video camera and handheld spotlight.

Main Results:

Stable, practical, and parameter-free implementation of photometric stereo.
High-quality reconstruction of surface normals and visible surfaces.
Automatic recovery of fine geometric details even with complex geometry, shadows, and highlights.
Robustness demonstrated across challenging scenarios including transparency and specularities.

Conclusions:

The proposed EM-based photometric stereo method offers a robust and automatic solution.
The simplified two-step optimization effectively handles complex visual data.
The method achieves accurate surface reconstruction, advancing the field of 3D imaging.