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Shape Analysis of Pottery Using Elliptic Fourier Descriptor and 3D Scanning

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Advances in Ergonomics in Design (AHFE 2017)

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Abstract

A method based on elliptic Fourier descriptor (EFD) is used for the classification of pottery ware. Traditionally, the contour lines used in elliptic Fourier descriptor is measured in 2D image. In this article, we took the pottery from Tianma-Qucun Burial site as an example, introduced a new method for obtaining data using three-dimensional scanning technology and computer programming. Compared with the traditional extraction method, this method can improve measurement speed and accuracy. The extracted data are used to classify the pottery ware by elliptic Fourier descriptor, which is different from the methods used in traditional archaeology. It provides a new tool to illustrate the relationship between objects.

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Notes

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    The supplier of Creaform Go!SCAN 20 is AMETEK.

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    The supplier of Vxelements software is AMETEK.

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    The supplier of Autodesk meshmixer is Autodesk.

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    The supplier of 3D builder is Microsoft Corporation.

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    C# is a high-level programming language which is derived from C and C++. It run on.net Framework and supply by Microsoft Corporation.

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    The supplier of STL is 3D SYSTEMS. STL (stereo lithography) is a file format of 3D image for the rapid prototyping technology.

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    Hash table is data structure which can direct access according to Key value.

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    UG is an interactive CAD/CAM (computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing) system. The supplier of UG is Siemens PLM Software.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by University of Science and Technology Beijing, and Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology. The authors would like to thank Kunzhang Ji and Puheng Nan who work at Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology.

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  1. Institute for Cultural Heritage and History of Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    Jin Wang & Wei Qian

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    Haixiao Liu

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  1. Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal

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Wang, J., Qian, W., Liu, H. (2018). Shape Analysis of Pottery Using Elliptic Fourier Descriptor and 3D Scanning. In: Rebelo, F., Soares, M. (eds) Advances in Ergonomics in Design. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 588. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60582-1_7

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