Generating octrees from object silhouettes in orthographic views

An algorithm to construct the octree representation of a three-dimensional object from silhouette images of the object is described. The images must be obtained from thirteen viewing directions corresponding to the three face views, six edge views, and four corner views of an upright cube. These views where chosen because they provide a simple relationship between pixels in the image and the octant labels in the octree, thus replacing the computation of detecting intersections between the octree space and the objects by a table lookup operation. The average ratio of the object volume to the octree volume is found to be greater than 90%. The sequential use made of the chosen viewing directions results in a coarse-to-fine acquisition of occupancy information. The number and order of the viewpoints used provides a mechanism for trading accuracy of the representation against the computational effort needed to obtain the representation     

A volumetric fusion technique for surface reconstruction from silhouettes and range data

Optical triangulation, an active reconstruction technique, is known to be an accurate method but has several shortcomings due to occlusion and laser reflectance properties of the object surface, that often lead to holes and inaccuracies on the recovered surface. Shape from silhouette, on the other hand, as a passive reconstruction technique, yields robust, hole-free reconstruction of the visual hull of the object. In this paper, a hybrid surface reconstruction method that fuses geometrical information acquired from silhouette images and optical triangulation is presented. Our motivation is to recover the geometry from silhouettes on those parts of the surface which the range data fail to capture. A volumetric octree representation is first obtained from the silhouette images and then carved by range points to amend the missing cavity information. An isolevel value on each surface cube of the carved octree structure is accumulated using local surface triangulations obtained separately from range data and silhouettes. The marching cubes algorithm is then applied for triangulation of the volumetric representation. The performance of the proposed technique is demonstrated on several real objects.     

Octree creation via C.S.G. definition

The common method for generating the octrees of complex objects, is based upon generating the octrees of several pre-defined primitives and applying Boolean operations on them. Regardless how the octrees representing the primitives are generated (top-down or bottom-up) the octree of a desired object is obtained by performing Boolean operations among the primitives comprising the object according to the object's CSG (constructive solid Geometry) representation. When carrying out this procedure, most of the computing and memory resources are used for generating and storing the octants comprising the primitives. However, the majority of those octants are not required for the representation of the final object. In this paper the extention of the top-down approach to the CSG level (i.e., generating the octree of an object directly from its CSG representation) is proposed. With this method there is no need to generate the octrees of the primitives comprising the object nor to perform Boolean operations on them. Moreover, only these octants which belong to the final object are generated.     

一种基于八叉树结构表达的三维实体布局启发式算法

本文在利用八叉树结构表达三维实体布局块及布局空间的基础上,根据八叉树同构节点匹配的思想设计了一个三维实体布局的启发式算法,并提出了三环图方法,解决了八叉树节点的同构识别问题．理论分析及计算的结果表明了该算法对于具有任意形状和大小的布局对象的三维布局问题来说效果理想．     

Linear octrees by volume intersection

The paper describes a new algorithm for constructing a 3D approximation of an object from three orthogonal 2D silhouettes. The 2D views are represented as binary arrays and 3D approximation is obtained as a linear octree. The algorithm makes use of volume intersection of three cylinders obtained by sweeping three views in respective directions. The algorithm takes less time than an existing algorithm which makes use of three quadtrees and an octree for 2D and 3D image representation, respectively. Unlike the previous algorithm, the present algorithm does not require any preprocessing stage or condensation. It is Shown that the proposed algorithm is of o(T), where T is the total number of nodes in the resulting octree.     

Efficient generation of isosurfaces in volume rendering

An efficient method for extracting isosurfaces from volume data is proposed. The method utilizes a modified branch-on-need octree to bypass regions of no current interest. In addition, during the generation of triangle meshes neighboring triangles are merged according to certain criteria. Methods are also given to significantly reduce the space required for octrees. The method is more efficient and generates far fewer triangles than the marching cube algorithm. The performance of the proposed method is compared with that of several existing methods.     

Perspective silhouette of a general swept volume

We present an efficient and robust algorithm for computing the perspective silhouette of the boundary of a general swept volume. We also construct the topology of connected components of the silhouette. At each instant t, a three-dimensional object moving along a trajectory touches the envelope surface of its swept volume along a characteristic curve K^t. The same instance of the moving object has a silhouette curve L^t on its own boundary. The intersection K^t∩L^t contributes to the silhouette of the general swept volume. We reformulate this problem as a system of two polynomial equations in three variables. The connected components of the resulting silhouette curves are constructed by detecting the instances where the two curves K^t and L^t intersect each other tangentially on the surface of the moving object. We also consider a general case where the eye position changes while moving along a predefined path. The problem is reformulated as a system of two polynomial equations in four variables, where the zero-set is a two-manifold. By analyzing the topology of the zero-set, we achieve an efficient algorithm for generating a continuous animation of perspective silhouettes of a general swept volume.     

Efficient representation and extraction of 2-manifold isosurfaces using kd-trees

In this paper, we propose the utilization of a kd-tree based hierarchy as an implicit object representation. Compared to an octree, the kd-tree based hierarchy is superior in terms of adaptation to the object surface. In consequence, we obtain considerably more compact implicit representations especially in case of thin object structures. We describe a new isosurface extraction algorithm for this kind of implicit representation. In contrast to related algorithms for octrees, it generates 2-manifold meshes even for kd-trees with cells containing multiple surface components. The algorithm retains all the good properties of the Dual Contouring approach by Ju et al. [ACM Trans. Graphics 21 (2002) 339–346] like feature preservation, computational efficiency, etc. In addition, we present a simplification framework for the surfaces represented by the kd-tree based on quadric error metrics. We adapt this framework to quantify the influence of topological changes, thereby allowing controlled topological simplification of the object. The advantages of the new algorithm are demonstrated by several examples.     

基于面向对象八叉树的虚拟漫游碰撞检测

借助面向对象概念,根据层数和叶结点链表个数上限来构建存储场景物体信息的高效八叉树。每个叶结点指向记录对应空间区域内物体信息的链表,每个空间物体信息链表按照其对象大小降序排列。在逐步求精阶段用降序包围球遍历链表进行检测,然后根据凸多面体剖分算法,使用主从MPI模式并行处理以实现精确碰撞检测。该方法利用物体空间位置关系进行碰撞检测,毋需存储大量空间物体三角面片。在基于粒子系统的土壤可视化漫游中的运行结果表明,该方法精度高、实时性好,具有一定的研究和应用价值。     

A strategy for repetitive neighbor finding in octree representations

An effective strategy for repetitive neighbor finding in octrees is presented. It is based on a new method which uses a matrix representation for octrees and some auxiliary locational codes for neighbors’ generation. This approach is universal and generates all neighbors (larger, smaller, equal) for any octree node using only simple algebraic operations.     

How far 3D shapes can be understood from 2D silhouettes

Each 2D silhouette of a 3D unknown object O constrains O inside the volume obtained by back-projecting the silhouette from the corresponding viewpoint. A set of silhouettes specifies a boundary volume R obtained by intersecting the volumes due to each silhouette. R more or less closely approximates O, depending on the viewpoints and the object itself. This approach to the reconstruction of 3D objects is usually referred to as volume intersection. This correspondence addresses the problem of inferring the shape of the unknown object O from the reconstructed object R. For doing this, the author divides the points of the surface of R into hard points, which belong to the surface of any possible object originating R, and soft points, which may or may not belong to O. The author considers two cases: In the first case R is the closest approximation of O which can be obtained from its silhouettes, i.e., its visual hull; in the second case, R is a generic reconstructed object. In both cases the author supplies necessary and sufficient conditions for a point to be hard and gives rules for computing the hard surfaces     

Symmetry identification of a 3-D object represented by octree

An algorithm for identifying symmetry of a 3-D object given by its octree is presented, and the symmetry degree (a measure of object symmetry) is proposed. The algorithm is based on traversals of the octree obtained by the principal axis transform of an input octree. An object can be in an arbitrary position and with arbitrary orientation within the octree space, and a wide range of symmetries represented by groups of proper and improper rotations can be identified. It is shown that the octree data structure supports these operations well, especially for objects whose symmetry types are simpler or equal in complexity with a fourfold rotational symmetry. The operation of the algorithm is illustrated using some synthetic test objects. The results, which are composed of identified symmetry types and the corresponding symmetry degrees, were satisfactory     

改进的八叉树数据结构

1 引言随着计算机图形学的飞速发展,三维物体的有效表示变得越来越重要,其中,八叉树表示法(octreerepresentation)以其数据结构简单、算法实现方便等特点,成为最广泛使用的三维物体的表示法之一。八叉树表示法产生于70年代末、80年代初,然而原有的八叉树数据结构存在着冗余,并且这种冗余已经存在了     

Fast Collision Detection Algorithms with Applications to Particle Flow

In this paper, we present efficient algorithms for collision detection of arbitrarily shaped rigid moving objects in a variety of interactive as well as non-interactive environments. The algorithms primarily consist of two stages. The first stage involves finding candidate objects for possible collisions. The second stage involves detecting exact (within a prespecified tolerance) collision between these candidates. The primary data structure used in the algorithms is an octree. In the first stage, we build an octree for the enclosure containing the objects, which is used to detect possible collisions. Assuming spatial/temporal coherence i.e., that the particles move slowly or that the time sampling is fast enough, the average time complexity of this stage can be shown to be O(n) (excluding the time complexity for a one time octree construction), where n is the number of particles. In the second stage, we build a surface-octree for each object. If the objects are convex and assuming coherence, the expected time complexity to detect precise (within a prespecified tolerance) collision for each pair is a constant (excluding the time complexity for a one time surface-octree construction). Therefore, the overall expected time complexity for convex object collision detection is linear with respect to n. For the concave objects, complexity analysis is nontrivial to perform and instead we provide a very practical (almost linear time) algorithm. We apply our algorithms to particle flow simulations by simulating flow density conditions often arising in granular flows.     

An algorithm for converting the boundary representation of a CAD model to its octree representation

Present CAD systems store the solid model of an object using a convenient representation. Boundary models and CSG (Constructive Solid Geometry) models are the most frequently used representations. Based on recent research findings, octree representation of an object presents a promising approach in solving problems in the areas of Computer Graphics, Manufacturing and Robotics. The most notable use of octree representations is in CAD-based robotic path planning problems. Octree models have also been used in fast rendering of 3-D solid models using ray tracing methods. This paper presents an algorithm for converting the boundary representation of polyhedral models to its octree representation. Such an algorithm would provide the link between an object generated using a solid modelling system and the application involving an octree representation of an object. The algorithm is demonstrated by converting a polyhedral boundary model of a sample object to its octree representation.     

线性八叉树的一种构造算法

本文概述了线性八叉树，提出了线性八叉树的一种构造算法。该算法以数字搜索树为图象数据结构，尽量减少了构造过程中需插入的结点数及辅助存储空间，具有很高的效率。     

采用空间分割技术的八叉树干涉检验算法

本文提出的八叉树干涉检验算法利用了空间分割技术，使在计算机仿真过程中动态干涉检验的速度得到显著提高。实体采用八叉树模型表示，根据实体模型之间的几何联系，这项技术按一个特定的准则划分仿真空间，从而可以直接确定模型中节点之间的位置关系。由于算法排除了试探性计算，所以能有效地改善干涉检验速度。另外，整个过程只需算术运算。     

IBCD: a fast collision detection algorithm based on image space using OBB

Image‐based collision detection algorithms make efficient use of the graphics rendering hardware and reduce the computational cost of CPU. In this article, a fast collision detection algorithm based on image space is presented, which combines graphics hardware capabilities with a simplified geometric representation (oriented bounding box) in order to rapidly detect collisions between complex objects. The method can deal with arbitrary polyhedra, while preserving the merits of image‐based collision detection algorithms. This is achieved by decomposing the surfaces of an object into a list of convex pieces. High efficiency of the algorithm is obtained by organizing the convex pieces into a binary tree with each node representing a convex piece, and by adopting triangle strip compression. The algorithm has been implemented and compared with related algorithms. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.