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through. For ex<strong>am</strong>ple, a real world 3D mapping looks more realistic than a syn<strong>the</strong>ticscene in a driving simulator. In reverse engineering, 3D reconstruction is able to generatea CAD model from a real object. By using 3D FAX, a digitized model can be transferredto ano<strong>the</strong>r location where a new model is quickly replicated. In image guided surgery, 3Dmodels reconstructed from CTs and MRIs can help a doctor see <strong>the</strong> patient’s anatomicstructure, and 3D analysis such as segmentation will help make an accurate diagnosis.3D models are reconstructed from a set of measurements in 3D space. Laser rangesensing and stereo vision are two popular methods for 3D measurement. Although stereovision devices are much cheaper than laser range scanners, <strong>the</strong>y are limited by measurementaccuracy and range. Stereo vision relies on finding <strong>the</strong> corresponding points ontwo spatially separated images and using triangulation to get <strong>the</strong> 3D measurement. Thisprocess is sensitive to illumination, and it is difficult to get dense measurements. Therequirement of a large base line for long range measurements is impractical in manycases. This research uses laser range scanners to digitize <strong>the</strong> 3D space. Scanners basedon time-of-flight are used to capture long range 3D information.Scanners based onlaser triangulations are used to measure small objects.The motivation of this research is to build a fr<strong>am</strong>ework for surface modeling andanalysis using <strong>the</strong> range data captured by range scanners.This <strong>dissertation</strong> makescontributions to solving several difficult problems in building such a fr<strong>am</strong>ework.2

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