An application of photogrammetry in the petrochemical industry

• Main Author: Singels, Wynand
• Other Authors: Hunter, K. M.
• Language: en
• Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2008
• Subjects: Petrochemical plants; 3D modeling; 3D reconstruction; Photogrammetry; Dissertations > Applied mathematics; Theses > Applied mathematics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2296

Thesis (MScEng (Mathematical Sciences. Applied Mathematics))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. === When building or improving a petrochemical plant, drawings are used extensively in the design process. However, existing petrochemical plants seldom match their drawings, or the drawings are lost, forcing the need to generate a 3D model of the structure of the plant. In this thesis photogrammetry is investigated as a method of generating a digital 3D model of an existing plant. Camera modeling, target extraction and 3D reconstruction are discussed in detail, and a real-world system is investigated.