Fast Multifrequency Phase Unwrapping Method Based on 3D Printing Object Appearance Acquisition

3D printing is an indispensable technology in modern life and is widely used in aerospace, exoskeleton, and architecture. The increasing accuracy requirements of 3D printed objects in these fields require high-precision measurement methods to obtain accurate data. Based on the precision measurement requirements, in this study, a fast multifrequency phase unwrapping method based on 3D printing object appearance acquisition is proposed. By performing standard image acquisition of 3D printed objects that are not limited to materials and sampling locations, the surface shape and texture details of the objects can be accurately reconstructed using this method, independent of ambient light, with high robustness. Compared with the conventional multifrequency method, the required projection pattern is reduced from 12 to 9 and the overall measurement efficiency is improved by 25%, while maintaining the advantages of the independent pixel calculation method of the multifrequency method. In addition, the effectiveness of the method is experimentally verified by complex surface reconstruction experiments and plaster model experiments, which provide accurate measurement accuracy with high efficiency and precision. Therefore, the method can provide accurate measurements for 3D printed objects.