Stéréovision Locale et Reconstruction 3D/4D

The aim of this study is to propose a complete 3-dimension reconstruction method of natural submarine objects improved by a new acquisition method for quantitative measures, which can be used in operational conditions. First, it was necessary to take into account the various problems connected with the deep sea environment; the main constraint is that the system used to collect images must be manipulated at very important depths, up to 6000 meters by an underwater vehicle positioned on the sea floor. Thus, a method allowing the automatic acquisition of images was developed, adapted to any type of small-scale submarine object (approximately 1m3). The image acquisition is performed with a stereovision system operated by a manipulator arm. The method that we propose enables us to know extrinsic camera parameters by following a specific trajectory defined by the geometry of a stereo rig. Indeed, the trajectory is generated by the displacement of one camera onto the position of the other one by visual servoing. With this method, we can register images at regular intervals directly linked to the geometry of the stereo rig. Then, the 3D model of the underwater object is calculated from the collected images and camera parameters. The final result is a dense 3D reconstruction with texture mapping that enables metric measures.