US 12,266,124 B2
Structured-light 3D scanning system and method
Hsueh-Tsung Lu, Tainan (TW); Ching-Wen Wang, Tainan (TW); Cheng-Che Tsai, Tainan (TW); and Wu-Feng Chen, Tainan (TW)
Assigned to Himax Technologies Limited, Tainan (TW)
Filed by Himax Technologies Limited, Tainan (TW)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/962,341.
Prior Publication US 2024/0119613 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2024.01); G06T 5/70 (2024.01); G06T 5/77 (2024.01); G06T 9/00 (2006.01); G06V 10/145 (2022.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01); G06V 10/80 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 7/521 (2017.01) [G01B 11/254 (2013.01); G06T 5/70 (2024.01); G06T 5/77 (2024.01); G06T 9/00 (2013.01); G06V 10/145 (2022.01); G06V 10/761 (2022.01); G06V 10/803 (2022.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20182 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structured-light three-dimensional (3D) scanning system, comprising:
a projector that emits a projected light with a predetermined pattern onto an object;
an image capture device that generates a captured image according to a reflected light reflected from the object, the predetermined pattern of the projected light being distorted due to 3D shape of the object, thereby resulting in a distorted pattern;
a depth decoder that converts the distorted pattern of the captured image into a structured-light depth map representing the 3D shape of the object; and
a depth fusion device that generates a fused depth map according to at least two different structured-light depth maps associated with the object;
wherein the depth fusion device comprises a depth difference device that determines a depth difference between a first depth map and a second depth map at a pixel under determination for accordingly generating the fused depth map, the first depth map being generated by decoding a captured image with a first kernel and the second depth map being generated by decoding a captured image with a second kernel that is different from the first kernel.