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Research on 3D model reconstruction based on a sequence of cross-sectional images

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It is often difficult to obtain the high-precision inner cavity contour size and 3D model of parts and components in reverse engineering. This paper proposes a method that uses a sequence of section images of a part to reconstruct their 3D models. This method cuts the part layer by layer to obtain the sectional images and extracts the 3D information of the sectional image contours to generate point clouds. These point clouds are then used to reconstruct a 3D model of the part. High contrast material is used to embed the target part for pre-processing. A machining centre was used to mill the part layer by layer vertically to acquire high precision section profile images. The improved Canny edge detection operator was combined with the spatial moment sub-pixel subdivision algorithm to improve the edge detection accuracy. The camera imaging model algorithm transforms the coordinates of the image edge position to obtain a high-precision 3D point cloud of the part. The 3D solid model of the target part was obtained using NURBS surface reconstruction. The results show that the 3D model reconstruction method using the profile sequence of the cross-sectional images is independent of the complexity of the part’s structure and the complete internal structure of the part can be obtained. The proposed edge detection algorithm significantly refines the edge position of the contours in the cross-sectional image and the measurement accuracy was improved. This method improves the minimum deviation to 50 μm. The shape accuracy of roundness, cylindricity and perpendicularity of the structure is high. The proposed method can meet the reverse precision requirements in general precision machining.

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This work is supported by the Key research and development Plan in Shanxi Province of China (201803D421045).

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    Zhiguo Dong, Xiaobo Wu & Zhipeng Ma

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    Zhiguo Dong, Xiaobo Wu & Zhipeng Ma

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Dong, Z., Wu, X. & Ma, Z. Research on 3D model reconstruction based on a sequence of cross-sectional images. Machine Vision and Applications 32, 92 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00138-021-01220-7

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