title: Arbitrary real-time three-dimensional corporal object sensing and reconstruction scheme.
abstract: A real-time three-dimensional (3D) object sensing and reconstruction scheme is presented that can be applied on any arbitrary corporeal shape. Operation is demonstrated on several calibrated objects. The system uses curvature sensors based upon in-line fiber Bragg gratings encapsulated in a low-temperature curing synthetic silicone. New methods to quantitatively evaluate the performance of a 3D object-sensing scheme are developed and appraised. It is shown that the sensing scheme yields a volumetric error of 1% to 9%, depending on the object.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Óptica Daza de Valdés, (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bhamber
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Allsop
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ania-Castanon
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D055100:Optical Fibers; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D013997:Time Factors