Out-of-plane shape determination in generalized fringe projection profilometry

The out-of-plane shape determination in a generalized fringe projection profilometry is presented. The proposed technique corrects the problems in existing approaches, and it can cope well with the divergent illumination encountered in the generalized profilometry. In addition, the technique can automatically detect the geometric parameters of the experimental setup, which makes the generalized fringe projection profilometry simple and practical. The concept was verified by both computer simulations and actual experiments. The technique can be easily employed for out-of-plane shape measurements with high accuracies. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America