title: Detection of three-dimensional objects under arbitrary rotations based on range images.
abstract: In this paper a unique map or signature of three dimensional objects is defined. The map is obtained locally, for every possible rotation of the object, by the Fourier transform of the phase-encoded range-image at each specific rotation. From these local maps, a global map of orientations is built that contains the information about the surface normals of the object. The map is defined on a unit radius sphere and permits, by correlation techniques, the detection and orientation evaluation of three dimensional objects with three axis translation invariance from a single range image.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valles
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferreira