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Quality of 3D modelling in means of accuracy and level of detail is based fundamentally on the parameters of the imaging system. All aspects from camera design over calibration up to processing have to be regarded and to be coordinated. The whole system chain has to be realized and controlled.
The German Aerospace Center developed a new generation of line cameras called MFC (multi functional camera), which can be applied for spaceborne, airborne and terrestrial data acquisition. Its core is a CCD line module consisting of the imaging detector and the front end electronics. Any desired number of such modules can be combined to build up a custom specific imaging system. Flexible usage of different CCD sensors, USB2 interface, real time noise reduction and image compression are the main parameters of this camera. The application of an inertial measurement unit allows data acquisition with moving platforms.
This paper gives an overview about the system parameters. All steps of data processing are introduced and examples of 3D models will be given. State of the art stereo matching algorithms are of prime importance, therefore the applied semi-global matching is described shortly. The quality of data products will be evaluated. ...
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Anko, B., Heiko, H., Karsten, S., Michael, S., Jürgen, W. (2008). MFC - A Modular Line Camera for 3D World Modulling. In: Sommer, G., Klette, R. (eds) Robot Vision. RobVis 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4931. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78157-8_24
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