Peridynamic differential operator for lossy compression and recovery of 3D point cloud data
摘要
This study presents a consistent mathematical framework to compress a densely populated 3D Point Cloud Data (PCD) set into a low-resolution subset of “picked” points by employing the Peridynamic Differential Operator (PDDO). This subset provides sufficient accuracy for recovering the missing “unpicked” points. An initial subset of "picked" points is randomly selected and subsequently the “picked” set of points is increased adaptively by considering the deviation from the original data. The recovery of the original PCD is achieved by considering a volumetric structured grid which entirely embeds the “picked” (compressed) data set. The robustness and capability of this approach are demonstrated by considering synthetically generated challenging data with sharp corners and edges. Subsequently, it is applied to benchmark data representing a bunny and a dragon. Finally, it is applied to the real LiDAR data of a terrain. It has proven to be a robust approach for compression and recovery of PCD in the presence of irregularities, edges, corners and complex geometry.