3D Reconstruction Algorithms Survey

Over the past years, 3D reconstruction has proved to be a challenge. With augmented reality and robotics attracting more attention, the demand for efficient 3D reconstruction algorithms has increased. 3D reconstruction presents a problem in computer vision and as a result, much work has been dedicated to solving it. Different design choices were made to consider different components of the process. Examples of these differences are how the scanning process is tackled, how the 3D reconstructed world is represented, among other aspects. Therefore, an evaluation of these algorithms is necessary. This chapter focuses on the properties that facilitate the evaluation of 3D reconstruction algorithms and provides an evaluation of the various algorithms.