Time-of-Flight 3-D Endoscopy

Penne J, Höller KE, Stürmer M, Schrauder T, Schneider A, Engelbrecht R, Feußner H, Schmauß B, Hornegger J (2009)


Publication Type: Authored book, Volume of book series

Publication year: 2009

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Original Authors: Penne J., Höller K., Stürmer M., Schrauder T., Schneider A., Engelbrecht R., Feußner H., Schmauss B., Hornegger J.

Publisher: Springer-verlag

Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science

City/Town: Berlin / Heidelberg

Book Volume: 5761

Pages Range: 467-474

Event location: London

Journal Issue: null

URI: http://www5.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/Forschung/Publikationen/2009/Penne09-TOF.pdf

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04268-3_58

Abstract

This paper describes the first accomplishment of the Time-of-Flight (ToF) measurement principle via endoscope optics. The applicability of the approach is verified by in-vitro experiments. Off-the-shelf ToF camera sensors enable the per-pixel, on-chip, real-time, marker-less acquisition of distance information. The transfer of the emerging ToF measurement technique to endoscope optics is the basis for a new generation of ToF rigid or flexible 3-D endoscopes. No modification of the endoscope optic itself is necessary as only an enhancement of illumination unit and image sensors is necessary. The major contribution of this paper is threefold: First, the accomplishment of the ToF measurement principle via endoscope optics; second, the development and validation of a complete calibration and post-processing routine; third, accomplishment of extensive in-vitro experiments. Currently, a depth measurement precision of 0.89 mm at 20 fps with 3072 3-D points is achieved. © 2009 Springer-Verlag.

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APA:

Penne, J., Höller, K.E., Stürmer, M., Schrauder, T., Schneider, A., Engelbrecht, R.,... Hornegger, J. (2009). Time-of-Flight 3-D Endoscopy. Berlin / Heidelberg: Springer-verlag.

MLA:

Penne, Jochen, et al. Time-of-Flight 3-D Endoscopy. Berlin / Heidelberg: Springer-verlag, 2009.

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