Surface profile measurement of moving objects by using an improved π phase-shifting Fourier transform profilometry

The π phase-shifting Fourier transform technique is introduced into the surface profile measurement of moving objects. A digital grating comprising two regions, which have a π phase shifting is projected onto the object. Two line-scan CCD cameras are used to capture two deformed fringe patterns with π phase shifting at the same time. As the object is moving, each point at the object surface can be captured twice. The digital correlation method is used to calibrate the experimental system. The zero-order component can be eliminated by subtracting intensities of the same surface point in two captured images. And then the phase can be extracted by Fourier transform without the disturbance of zero-order component. Experimental results demonstrate that this method is feasible for the moving surface profile detection and the measurable slope of height variation can be extended.     

点阵绝对相位彩色多频光栅傅里叶变换轮廓术

提出一种将三角法测距与多频光栅相结合的方法,充分利用数字投影的RGB通道,将多频光栅与点阵同时投影在物体表面,综合控制受高度调制的相位信息的提取,最终获取物体的三维形貌。仿真结果显示,在高度跳变使高频光栅位移达102量级个周期时,可以准确还原原始形貌。通过实验验证,本方法能够同时复原169mm的陡峭高度跳变以及3mm的微小细节,提高了传统双频光栅的性能,具有处理较大截断面和保证细节部分的测量能力,较好地改善了傅里叶变换轮廓术(FTP)的应用性能。     

Defect information detection of a spare part by using a dual-frequency line-scan method

The surface defect of a moving spare part is measured by a line-scan system online. The experimental system is combined with a line-scan CCD, a LCD projector, a translation stage, and a personal computer. The deformed fringe patterns of the spare part can be captured and stored in the personal computer. The Fourier transform method is used to extract the fringe deformation. Following the geometric relationship between the fringe deformation and the surface height, the full-field surface 3D information can be obtained. Furthermore, the projection dual-frequency composite grating technique is used to solve 2π phase ambiguity problem because of some bigger surface defect steps. Some experimental results are presented to prove the feasibility of the proposed method and the inspection system.     

利用颜色编码辅助计算绝对相位的傅里叶轮廓术

针对传统去卷积算法时间需求的弊端,提出一种新的使用颜色编码辅助的绝对相位并行计算方法。该算法采用对光栅数目需求最少的傅里叶变换轮廓术（FTP）做为卷积相位求取的方法;颜色编码光栅被用来标识轮廓的序数。直接使用FTP计算出的卷积相位以及从彩色光栅中获得的轮廓序数,即可方便求出当前像素的绝对相位值;同时只用一副图像标识轮廓序数也比其他轮廓序数标识方法简单。本方法由于使用绝对相位计算方法,局部相位误差不会扩展。实验结果也证明了此算法对于多个分离物体以及复杂物体的有效性。     

Frequency-multiplexed profilometric phase coding for three-dimensional object recognition without 2pi pi phase ambiguity

A novel phase-coding technique based on Fourier-transform profilometry (FTP) is proposed for three-dimensional object recognition. Two spatially multiplexed grating patterns of different spatial frequencies are projected simultaneously onto the objects-target, and the phase changes in the distorted patterns are detected. An algebraic addition or subtraction of these phase values is utilized to code the two-dimensional plans of the objects-target with spatial harmonic modulations. The phase-coded plans of the objects and the target are cross correlated digitally to yield a high correlation peak at the target location. The 2pi ambiguity of the phase associated with FTP has been resolved in correlation results without recourse to phase unwrapping. Experimental results show an excellent discrimination capability for target recognition.     

基于SURF算法的在线三维测量方法

提出了一种采用加速鲁棒特征算法匹配运动物体的特征点,实现在线三维测量的方法.该方法只需投影一固定的正弦光栅到在线运动中的被测物体表面上,使投影光栅线垂直运动方向,当物体每移动相同的距离,由CCD采集到相应的变形条纹图,从中提出对应的背景光场,借助SURF算法对各帧背景光场的物体进行特征匹配,即可获得一组具有等步相移量的等效相移条纹图,从而采用等步相移算法可重构出在线运动物体的三维面形.实验验证了该方法的有效性和可行性,并与在线FTP方法进行了比较,所提方法的平均绝对误差小于在线FTP方法的二分之一,均方根误差小于在线FTP方法的四分之一.     

基于双色条纹投影的快速傅里叶变换轮廓术

在实际傅里叶变换轮廓术测量中，获取的条纹图扩展的零频分量对傅里叶变换轮廓术的测量精度和测量范围有很大影响，甚至妨碍正确三维面形的恢复。π相移技术常被用来消除零频分量对测量的影响，但需要在测量系统中安装精密相移装置，并需要采集两帧具有π相位差的条纹图。传统傅里叶变换轮廓术中，完成精密相移需要较长的时间，影响了傅里叶变换轮廓术测量方法的实时性。提出了采用双色正弦光栅投影来实现从一帧条纹图中消除零频对傅里叶变换轮廓术测量的影响。该方法同传统的π相移方法相比，不需要相移装置，测量系统简单，并且能真正实现高速测量。     

On-line phase measuring profilometry based on phase matching

On-line phase measuring profilometry based on phase matching is proposed. While just one fixed sinusoidal fringe is projected on a measured object moving with the pipeline, deformed patterns modulated by the object moving at the same distance moment are captured synchronously by the CCD camera. The phase information of the object in those captured deformed patterns can be predicted using FTP method to assist the pixel matching so as to realize the point-to-point correspondence of the object in the captured deformed patterns. Meanwhile, the equivalent phase-shifting deformed patterns can be extracted. So the three dimensional shape of the object can be reconstructed successfully with an equal phase-shifting algorithm. Numerical simulation and experiments show feasibility and validity of the proposed method.     

Fourier transform profilometry: : a review

Fourier transform profilometry is one of the popular non-contact 3-D measurement methods, where a Ronchi grating or sinusoidal grating is projected onto a diffuse three-dimensional surface, and the resulting deformed grating image is detected by a CCD camera and processed by a computer. This method requires only one frame (or two frames) of the deformed fringe pattern in some algorithms to retrieve the surface of measured object, so it has obvious advantage for real time data acquisition and 3-D measurement of dynamic process. In this paper, we review some algorithms in FTP, discuss some important problems, including frequency spectra overlapping, phase unwrapping, sampling, and 3-D measurement of dynamic process. With the development of computer hardware and software and availability of high-resolution image grabber, FTP method will be a promising one for acquiring 3-D data of object, and more and more researchers pay attention to it.     

Fourier transform profilometry based on composite structured light pattern

In Fourier transform profilometry (FTP), the zero frequency of the imaged patterns will influence the measurement range and precision. The π phase shifting technique is usually used to eliminate the zero order component, but this method requires the capture of two fringe patterns with a π phase difference between them, which will impede the real time application of the method. In this paper, a novel method is proposed, in which a composite structured light pattern is projected onto the object. The composite structured light pattern is formed by modulating two separate fringe patterns with a π phase difference along the orthogonal direction of the two distinct carrier frequencies. This method can eliminate the zero frequency by using only one fringe pattern. Experiments show that there is no decrease in the precision of this novel method compared with the traditional π phase shifting technique.     

BP neural network applied to 3D object measurement based on fringe pattern projection

In the fringe projection profilometry, the traditional triangle method, such as Fourier-transform profilometry (FTP), is difficult to recover the stepped shape object from the deformed fringe pattern. In order to solve this problem, the neural network is introduced to deal with this kind of fringe patterns and gain the three-dimensional (3D) information of the measured object. By training the network, the relationship between the deformed fringe pattern and the height of the object can be obtained, and thereby the height of the object can be obtained. Furthermore, the object can be reconstructed perfectly without knowing the optical parameters of the experiment system. An obvious merit of this network method is that it can recover the 3D object in a short time and only need one deformed fringe pattern. Computer simulations and experiment validate the feasibility of the method.     

Discuss the measuring range of dual-frequency wavelet transform profilometry

We discuss the structure condition and sampling condition of wavelet transform profilometry (WTP) based on dual-frequency fringe pattern in this work. In the mentioned method a grating fringe with dual-frequency components is projected onto an object. And two wavelet ridge lines can be extracted by means of wavelet analysis, from which we can calculate two groups of wrapped phase information. Afterwards the retrieved phase with higher precision can be obtained through phase unwrapping process. However, it should be noted that the spectral aliasing of the deformed fringe pattern must be avoided in order to restore the correct phase information. And the two fringe carrier frequencies have to obey some rules as well. In this paper, the structure condition and sampling condition of the proposed method is deduced from the point of view of frequency analysis. It is proven that there would be no frequency overlapping in the deformed fringe pattern only when both of the two conditions mentioned previously are fulfilled. The results of computer simulations and experiments verify the validity of our theory.     

A novel Fourier transform profilometry based on dual-frequency grating

The projecting grating method is used to measure the profile of the object. When the object has the steps shape or there are shadows in the grating stripes, the disconnected phase cannot be correctly unwrapped. In order to resolve these problems, the dual-frequency grating is programmed by the computer. And it is projected to the measurement object. The measurement object is placed on the exact rotary platform. After getting two images, the two images are mosaiced, the clear object image modulated by the grating is got. Then a novel Fourier transform profilometry is used to process the image, and the filter is designed to filter the high frequency and the low frequency. The phase difference of high frequency is worked out based on that of the low frequency. At last, the three dimension profile measurement is realized. Comparing with the traditional Fourier transform profile, the method cuts down three times frequency shifting reduces the calculation time and improves filter precision. The result indicates that the method is simple, with high precision. Three dimension profile measurement of the object that has the steps shape or there are shadows in its grating stripes can be successfully resolved.     

一种新的双频光栅轮廓术

物体含突变部分时,包裹相位很难准确恢复.若用双频光栅技术分两次测量,测量次数增加,不符合实时要求.提出用软件方法生成含两种不同频率的复合光栅,用液晶投影仪投影.针对不同物体突变情形,生成各种不同灵敏度的复合光栅.只一次采集,就达到过去双频多次采集的效果.两幅不同灵敏度的相位图可同时获取,相位去包裹时高精度光栅相位不确定性由粗光栅对应相位修正.最后,进行了实验测试.结果表明,新方法具有速度快、精度高、测试范围广等特点.     

基于复合光栅投影的快速傅里叶变换轮廓术

在实际傅里叶变换轮廓术测量中,获取条纹图的零频分量对傅里叶变换轮廓术的测量精度和测量范围有很大影响,甚至妨碍三维面形的正确重建。π相移技术常被用来消除零频分量对傅里叶变换轮廓术测量的影响,但它需要采集两帧具有π相位差的条纹图。这影响了傅里叶变换轮廓术测量方法的实时性。提出采用复合光栅投影来实现从一帧条纹图中消除零频对傅里叶变换轮廓术测量的影响,该复合光栅是由两个不同频率的载频分别调制与其方向垂直的两帧具有π相位差的条纹并叠加形成的。实验表明,同传统的π相移方法相比,提出的新方法没有明显降低π相移傅里叶变换轮廓术的的测量精度,因此能真正实现实时高速测量。     

Application of wavelet transform to 3D shape measurement

A new method for analyzing the phase distributions of deformed grating images on the surface of three-dimensional (3D) object to obtain its shape information has been presented. In the conventional technique, Fourier transform profilometry (FTP), there is an intrinsic problem of extracting the fundamental frequency component if the deformation of the grating pattern is either considerable or complicated, which will definitely bring bad influence to the analysis' accuracy. That means FTP is not appropriate to deal with the complex surfaces of 3D objects. The approach that we here introduce to solve this problem is to utilize Gabor wavelet transform (GWT), a tool excelling for its multiresolution in time-frequency domain, to analyze the phase distributions.     

Comparison of eight unwrapping algorithms applied to Fourier-transform profilometry

Phase unwrapping is a task common to many applications like interferometry imaging, medical magnetic resonance imaging, solid-state physics, etc. Fourier transform profilometry (FTP) values the height distribution of object, elaborating the interference between a plane reference grating and a deformed object grating. Since the height information is extracted from the phase of a complex function, the phase unwrapping is a critical step of the process. Several unwrapping algorithms are proposed in literature, but applied to measurement technologies different from FTP. The purpose of this paper is to define the performances of eight different unwrapping algorithms applied to FTP optical scan method and to define the best one. The algorithms chosen are: Goldstein's algorithm, quality guided path following method, Mask cut method, Flynn's method, multi-grid method, weighted multi-grid method, preconditioned conjugate gradient method and minimum L_p-norm method. The methods were tested on real images acquired by a FTP scanner developed and calibrated for these experiments. The objects used vary from simple geometries, like planes and cylinders, to complex shapes of common use objects. Algorithms were qualified considering the phase unwrapping errors, execution time and accuracy of the shape of objects obtained from the scan method in comparison with real ones. The results show that quality guided algorithm best fits in FTP application.     

台阶状面形的投影栅线法测量技术

采用光栅投影式三维轮廓术测量物体三维形貌时，当物体是台阶状物体时，物体表面的光栅条纹有阴影，导致后面的叠相还原过程无法进行。为了解决这一问题，将被测物体放在精密的旋转平台上。通过2次成像后，对2幅图像进行图像拼接，得到清晰的被光栅调制的物体图像。在图像拼接时，引入区域黑白对比度概念，区域的黑白对比度最大位置就是黑白区域的分界线。从而精确确定中间块2个边界的位置,然后进行图像拼接。最后采用双频光栅的傅里叶变换轮廓术来实现物体的三维形貌重建。结果表明：本方法简单、精度高，可以成功解决投影时具有阴影物体的三维形貌重建问题。     

Surface profiling using fringe projection technique based on Lau effect

In this paper, the surface profile of objects is determined by using a grating projection system. The method is based on the concept of self-imaging, namely, the Lau effect. Periodic fringe patterns are generated from the projection of a grating illuminated by multiple mutually incoherent quasi-plane wavefront. The fringe patterns are then projected on to the object surface and the deformed grating image is captured by a CCD camera for subsequent analysis. Phase shifting techniques have been employed to determine the phase value. With suitable calibration of the system and the phase value obtained, the surface profile of the objects can be determined. The phase variation is achieved by using a linear translation stage incorporated to the grating. In this study, two specimens are tested to demonstrate the validity of the method. One is a spherical cap with a height of 4 mm, and the other is a coin. The experimental results are compared with results obtained by mechanical stylus method. In the case of the spherical cap the results are also compared with fringe projection method based on Talbot effect.     

3-D object profilometry based on direct fringe displacement analysis

A simple, fast and accurate method for 3-D object profilometry is proposed and verified by simulation and experiment. The profilometry method is based on the principle that the height data of a measured object can be obtained from the relevant fringe displacement, which in turn can be obtained by determining the precise position of the fringe center on the reference plane and on the object's surface. With the aid of a fringe skeleton extraction technique, the 3-D information can be acquired even from those images in which some fringes are squeezed, interrupted or shadowed.