Research Article

Rapid 3D Modeling and Parts Recognition on Automotive Vehicles Using a Network of RGB-D Sensors for Robot Guidance

Table 1

Parameters of the proposed scanning system.

IR cameraRGB camera

Horizontal field of view57°63°
Vertical field of view45°50°
Distance between cameras1.3 m1.3 m
Height of the sensors above the ground1 m1 m
Distance between baseline cameras and vehicle2 m2 m
Horizontal overlapping area between two cameras0.85 m1.15 m
Coverage area for each sensor4.7 m × 1.65 m5 m × 1.85 m
Total coverage area for the baseline depth sensors6 m × 1.65 m6.3 m × 1.85 m