IRIS Research Staff

Matthew Schultz
Masters Student

Office: 410 Science & Engineering
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2100
Telephone: (865) 974-9213
Fax: (865) 974-5459
E-mail: mschultz@utk.edu
 

 

Current Research

Range imaging acquisition and 3D modeling with industrial and bio-medical application on the magnitude from millimeters to angstroms

  Range images have been successfully acquired by NASA on the magnitude of 10^10 and by the best microscopes on the order of 10^-10.  Much emphasis has been put on range imaging with respect to large objects, or land masses, while there has been much less work done in the microscopic area.  The purpose of my research is to acquire range (topography) images of both industrial and bio-medical interest with the use of both the Laser Confocal Scanning Microscope and the Scanning Electron Microscope.  Once I have acquired the range images of the specimen at different orientations I will be reconstructing a 3D model of the specimen using RapidForm® software package.  The goal of my research is to show that range imaging and 3D reconstruction can be successfully implemented on the microscopic scale and to develop a semi-automated method for doing so.  This technology could be utilized for quick reconstruction in a mobile lab environment in which a quick 3D model would be needed, or in a stationary lab were the goal may be a more detailed 3D object reconstruction

 

Projects

 

3D Reconstruction of SEM Stereo Pairs using a Eucentric Tilting Method - We have implement an algorithm to    reconstruct the 3D shape of eucentric tilted images.  Once the 3D reconstruction information is obtained we will be able to successfully obtain a (x,y,z) spatial coordinate for points of interest on the specimen.  This information can be used for measuring surface changes in the specimen, or complete reconstruction for cad-based models.  A complete statistical analysis will be obtained for this method, outlining it's robustness to several forms of error, including both mechanical and human.  This project has potential to be very useful for analyzing nano to micro sized biomedical specimens, as well as nano fracture and material analysis. 

 

Range Image Acquisition from different orientation and 3D Reconstruction with the use of the Confocal Microscope - The purpose of this project is to acquire range (topography) images of both industrial and bio-medical interest with the use of both the Laser Confocal Scanning Microscope.  Once I have acquired the range images of the specimen at different orientations I will be reconstructing a more complete 3D model  This technology could be utilized for quick reconstruction in a mobile lab environment in which a quick 3D model would be needed, or in a stationary lab were the goal may be a more detailed 3D object reconstruction
 

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