Final Project 3: Photometric Stereo

CAP 6938-02, Visual Simulation

In this assignment you are required to recover 3D Shape using photometric stereo

B.K.P. Horn, “Robot Vision”, MIT Press 1986

Chen and Klette, Albedo Recovery Using A Photometric Stereo Approach, 2002

Takayuki Okatani and Koichiro Deguchi, On Uniqueness of Solutions of the Three-Light-Source Photometric Stereo …, 2001

Here are links to some images that you can use in this project together with the corresponding light source directions. Note that, since in each case three images are given, you can also extract the albedo.

Name	ps	qs	Name	ps	qs
beet_v1.bmp beet_v2.bmp      (Real) beet_v3.bmp	-0.387930 0.031802 0.389363	0.059682 0.556538 0.104828	ht_1.bmp ht_2.bmp ht_3.bmp	0.5 0.0 0.0	0.0 0.0 1.0
porsche1.bmp porsche2.bmp porsche3.bmp	0.0 0.5 0.0	0.0 0.0 0.5	sphere_0_0.bmp sphere_05_-05.bmp sphere_-05_-05.bmp	0.0 0.5 -0.5	0.0 -0.5 -0.5
stucco1.bmp stucco2.bmp     (Real) stucco3.bmp	-0.387930 0.031802 0.389363	0.059682 0.556538 0.104828	torus1_1.bmp torus1_2.bmp torus1_3.bmp	0.0 0.0 1.0	0.0 1.0 0.0

As in previous assignment you are required to deliver your source codes, your results, and a concise report. You will each present your work to the class.