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    • Optical Metrology
    • 3D Vision Systems
    • Computational Imaging

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    • Fringe Projection Profilometry (FPP) is a robust 3D vision technique, but struggles with high dynamic range (HDR) objects due to surface reflectivity issues.
    • Overexposure in HDR object imaging corrupts fringe sinusoidality, causing phase errors and inaccurate wrapped phase calculations.
    • Existing methods face challenges in maintaining fringe quality and phase accuracy for reflective surfaces.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a novel polarization-encoded sinusoidal structured light approach to enhance fringe quality for 3D vision measurements.
    • To develop a polarization coding assisted structured light measurement strategy (PASM) for improved phase unwrapping of HDR objects.
    • To achieve accurate and stable 3D reconstruction of HDR objects without data loss.

    Main Methods:

    • Introduced polarization-encoded sinusoidal structured light where phase information is encoded in polarization state, independent of light intensity.
    • Developed the Polarization Coding Assisted Structured Light Measurement (PASM) strategy utilizing polarization-coded fringes for phase shifting.
    • Implemented a single-exposure method with a fixed linear polarizer (zero angle), eliminating the need for polarizer rotation.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed polarization-encoded fringes demonstrated superior sinusoidality compared to conventional methods.
    • PASM achieved more accurate phase unwrapping, leading to a stable and precise 3D phase map.
    • Reconstructed 3D point clouds exhibited enhanced accuracy and completeness, with no missing data points for HDR objects.

    Conclusions:

    • Polarization-encoded structured light effectively enhances fringe quality and measurement accuracy for HDR objects.
    • The PASM strategy provides a reliable and efficient solution for 3D vision measurements of challenging reflective surfaces.
    • This method offers a significant advancement in 3D profilometry for applications requiring high accuracy with HDR targets.