Simple Non‐Destructive and 3D Multi‐Layer Visual Hull Reconstruction with an Ultrabroadband Carbon Nanotubes Photo‐Imager

Abstract

AbstractWhile millimeter‐wave (MMW)–infrared (IR) broad photo‐imaging exhibits significant potential as an inspection technique, photo‐thermoelectric (PTE) detector operations employing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are highly suitable because of their efficient absorption characteristics in the above bands. Such an imaging device design and the associated material coordination allow the aggregation of multiple wavelength‐specific optical information for the constituent identification of target objects in a non‐destructive manner with high sensitivity. On the other side, computer vision techniques facilitate 3D structure reconstruction as approaches from inspection methodologies, in addition to the aforementioned imaging device design. Although non‐destructive inspections require collectively satisfying both constituent identification and structural reconstruction, investigations combining MMW–IR broad photo imaging and computer vision monitoring are still insufficient. This work demonstrates computer vision‐driven simple 3D composite multi‐layer reconstructions via non‐destructive broadband multiple‐wavelength monitoring with the CNT film PTE imager. Visual hull evaluation, which is one of the representative computer vision techniques, converts 2D transmissive PTE images with different viewpoints into 3D reconstruction models. The subsequential graphical superposition of these wavelength‐specific models results in non‐destructive entire reconstructions of 3D composite multi‐layer target objects. Therefore, the present computer vision‐driven PTE broadband 3D reconstruction bridges the gap between methodologies and device design strategies toward non‐destructive inspection applications.