Virtual Surface Measurement of Large Deployable Space Antenna Structure

Abstract:

Virtual surface measurement is necessary to assist the actual measurement of large deployable space antenna structure. To realize a virtual surface measurement on this kind of structures, we take several steps to get the virtual measurement images. A virtual 3D model of the antenna structure and virtual hung system are constructed; virtual measure rules, coded marks and uncoded marks are also built up. The pinhole camera model is used to simulate the actual photogrammetric measurement tools. Through examples with OpenCV tools, the virtual measurement method is verified to be reasonable. Then different resolution images of perspective projections of the virtual measurement in virtual camera positions and orientations are obtained. Proper selections of the camera resolution and proper positions and orientations of the camera are found through virtual measurement experiments. Such results can be used in an actual photogrammetric measurement. The virtual measurement method can be used to reduce the attempt times and to assist the actual measurement with available photogrammetric measurement tools.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 479-481)
• Pages: 2586-2592
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.479-481.2586
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: Mei Chen, Fei Zheng, Yuan Yuan Zhang
• Keywords: Deployable Structure, Perspective Projection, Pinhole Camera Model, Virtual Measurement

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