Microgeometry capture using an elastomeric sensor

We describe a system for capturing microscopic surface geometry. The system extends the retrographic sensor [Johnson and Adelson 2009] to the microscopic domain, demonstrating spatial resolution as small as 2 microns. In contrast to existing microgeometry capture techniques, the system is not affect...

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Main Authors: Johnson, Micah K. (Contributor), Cole, Forrester (Contributor), Raj, Alvin (Contributor), Adelson, Edward H. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2014-04-14T12:48:54Z.
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100 1 0 |a Johnson, Micah K.  |e author 
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100 1 0 |a Johnson, Micah K.  |e contributor 
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100 1 0 |a Raj, Alvin  |e contributor 
100 1 0 |a Adelson, Edward H.  |e contributor 
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520 |a We describe a system for capturing microscopic surface geometry. The system extends the retrographic sensor [Johnson and Adelson 2009] to the microscopic domain, demonstrating spatial resolution as small as 2 microns. In contrast to existing microgeometry capture techniques, the system is not affected by the optical characteristics of the surface being measured---it captures the same geometry whether the object is matte, glossy, or transparent. In addition, the hardware design allows for a variety of form factors, including a hand-held device that can be used to capture high-resolution surface geometry in the field. We achieve these results with a combination of improved sensor materials, illumination design, and reconstruction algorithm, as compared to the original sensor of Johnson and Adelson [2009]. 
520 |a National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Grant 0739255) 
520 |a National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Contract 1-R01-EY019292-01) 
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