Optical imaging systems often suffer from distortion artifacts which impose important limitations on the direct interpretation of the images. It is possible to correct for these aberrations through image processing, but due to their calculation-intensive nature, the required corrections are typically performed offline. However, with image-based applications that operate interactively, real-time correction of geometric distortion artifacts can be vital. We propose a new method to generate undistorted images by implementing the required distortion correction algorithm on a commercial graphics processing unit (GPU), distributing the necessary calculations to many stream processors that operate in parallel. The proposed technique is not limited to affine lens distortions but allows for the correction of arbitrary geometric image distortion artifacts through individual pixel resampling at display rates of more than 30 frames per second for fully processed images (1024×768 pixels). Our method enables real-time GPU-based geometric lens distortion correction without the need for additional digital image processing hardware.
We propose a new technique to measure the 3D motion of marker points along a straight path within an object
using x-ray stereo projections. From recordings of two x-ray projections with 90° separation angle, the 3D
coordinates of marker points can be determined. By synchronizing the x-ray exposure time to the motion event,
a moving marker leaves a trace in the image of which the gray scale is linearly proportional to the marker
velocity. From the gray scale along the motion path, the 3D motion (velocity) is obtained. The path of motion
was reconstructed and compared with the applied waveform. The results showed that the accuracy is in order of
5%. The difference of displacement amplitude between the new method and laser vibrometry was less than 5μm.
We demonstrated the method on the malleus ossicle motion in the gerbil middle ear as a function of pressure
applied on the eardrum. The new method has the advantage over existing methods such as laser vibrometry
that the structures under study do not need to be visually exposed. Due to the short measurement time and the
high resolution, the method can be useful in the field of biomechanics for a variety of applications.
Optical lens systems generally contain non-linear distortion artifacts that impose important limitations on the direct
interpretation of the images. Image processing can be used to correct for these artifacts, but due to the calculation-intensive
nature of the required distortion correction process, this is usually performed offline. This is not an option in
image-based applications that operate interactively, however, where the real-time display of distortion corrected images
can be vital. To this end, we propose a new technique to correct for arbitrary geometric lens distortion that uses the
parallel processing power of a commercial graphics processing unit (GPU). By offloading the distortion correction
process to the GPU, we can relieve the central processing unit (CPU) of doing this computationally very demanding task.
We successfully implemented the full distortion correction algorithm on the GPU, thereby achieving a display rate of
over 30 frames/sec for fully processed images of size 1024 × 768 pixels without the need for any additional digital image
processing hardware.
Structured light projection techniques are an important and popular approach for whole-field surface topography. Within this branch, projection moiré interferometry is our preferred optical metrology method.
The use of liquid crystal display (LCD) projectors to produce structured light patterns has been proposed and used before in projection moiré. It allows fast and easy adaptation of the grid pitch and thus measurement sensitivity. In this paper we will show how using a second liquid crystal panel makes the projection moiré technique even more versatile and performant: The setup incorporates optical demodulation (OD) which in turn allows for accurate phase-shifting and the use of phase-shifting algorithms (PSAs). The Z-resolution is high and no filtering or interpolation is needed in X-Y by using the gray scale value variations through the phase-shifting and optical demodulation. Thus, we make optimal use of the camera pixel resolution and achieve an uncompromised measuring resolution. Furthermore, the setup is entirely digitally controlled, needs no physical interaction and avoids mechanically moving component.
The low-cost setup, technique and theory will be covered in this talk. The resolution and other performance properties will be discussed and demonstrated. And to conclude, an application to achieve elasticity parameters of membranes will be shown. interferometry is our preferred optical metrology method.
The use of liquid crystal display (LCD) projectors to produce structured light patterns has been proposed and used before
in projection moiré. It allows fast and easy adaptation of the grid pitch and thus measurement sensitivity. In this paper we
will show how using a second liquid crystal panel makes the projection moiré technique even more versatile and performant: The setup incorporates optical demodulation (OD) which in turn allows for accurate phase-shifting and the use of phase-shifting algorithms (PSAs). The Z-resolution is high and no filtering or interpolation is needed in X-Y by using the gray scale value variations through the phase-shifting and optical demodulation. Thus, we make optimal use of the camera pixel resolution and achieve an uncompromised measuring resolution. Furthermore, the setup is entirely digitally controlled, needs no physical interaction and avoids mechanically moving component.
The low-cost setup, technique and theory will be covered in this talk. The resolution and other performance properties
will be discussed and demonstrated. And to conclude, an application to achieve elasticity parameters of membranes will be shown.
Several well-established techniques are available to obtain 3-D image information of biomedical specimens, each with their specific advantages and limitations. Orthogonal plane fluorescence optical sectioning (OPFOS), or selective plane illumination microscopy (SPIM), are additional techniques which, after adequate specimen preparation, produce high quality, autoaligned sectional images in nearly real time, of bone as well as soft tissue. Up until now, slicing resolutions down to 14 µm have been obtained. We present a high resolution (HR) OPFOS method, which delivers images that approach the quality of histological sections. With our HROPFOS technique, we achieve in-plane resolutions of 1 µm and a slicing resolution of 2 µm. A region of interest within an intact and much larger object can be imaged without problems, and as the optical technique is nondestructive, the object can be measured in any slicing direction. We present quantitative measurements of resolution. A 3-D model reconstructed from our HROPFOS data is compared to SEM results, and the technique is demonstrated with section images and 3-D reconstructions of middle ear specimens.
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