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3D Mesh Processing

Stanford University School of Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

XX February 2000

Will the Mars Pathfinder correlation?algorithm work underwater?

Resources

• Access to Mars Pathfinder 3D mesh generation source code (also known as the NASA Ames “Stereo Pipeline”)

  • Already had a working relationship with MP 3D imaging team
• As a NASA Ames civil servant, I was assigned to work with 2001 Mars Rover technology development team
• Arctic Ocean research opportunity provided impetus to test MP 3D imaging technology for underwater mapping

Concerns

• Author of Stereo Pipeline code and MP scientist doubtful that captured underwater images would produce a 3D mesh but wanted to perform a feasibility test in a real research environment
• Used off-the-shelf, inexpensive black-and-white cameras (Sony XC-75s) for image capture compared to near-perfect IMP camera

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