• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 15, Issue 11, 111203 (2017)
Yinlong Hou, Lin Li, Shanshan Wang*, and Qiudong Zhu
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  • School of Optoelectronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201715.111203 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yinlong Hou, Lin Li, Shanshan Wang, Qiudong Zhu. 3D shape reconstruction of parabolic trough collector from gradient data based on slope stitching approach[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2017, 15(11): 111203 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Principle of the reverse Hartmann test. (b) The measurement schematic of the PTC surface.
    Fig. 1. (a) Principle of the reverse Hartmann test. (b) The measurement schematic of the PTC surface.
    Measurement of the PTC along the y direction. (a) One camera for half of the cylindrical surface, (b) two cameras for the entire cylindrical surface with small overlapping zones, (c) three cameras for the entire cylindrical surface with sufficient overlapping zones, and (d) the measurement schematic of the PTC surface along the y axis.
    Fig. 2. Measurement of the PTC along the y direction. (a) One camera for half of the cylindrical surface, (b) two cameras for the entire cylindrical surface with small overlapping zones, (c) three cameras for the entire cylindrical surface with sufficient overlapping zones, and (d) the measurement schematic of the PTC surface along the y axis.
    Slope stitching configuration for acquisition sections of three cameras.
    Fig. 3. Slope stitching configuration for acquisition sections of three cameras.
    Iterative process for 3D shape reconstruction of the collector.
    Fig. 4. Iterative process for 3D shape reconstruction of the collector.
    Southwell integration for surface shape reconstruction.
    Fig. 5. Southwell integration for surface shape reconstruction.
    Schematic of the experiment setup for using the reverse Hartmann test to measure the large collector.
    Fig. 6. Schematic of the experiment setup for using the reverse Hartmann test to measure the large collector.
    (a) Experimentally measured slope deviations for three cameras on the x axis, (b) experimentally measured slope deviations for three cameras on the y axis, (c) stitched gradient data and height deformation, and (d) slope distributions and 3D shape of the PTC.
    Fig. 7. (a) Experimentally measured slope deviations for three cameras on the x axis, (b) experimentally measured slope deviations for three cameras on the y axis, (c) stitched gradient data and height deformation, and (d) slope distributions and 3D shape of the PTC.
    Yinlong Hou, Lin Li, Shanshan Wang, Qiudong Zhu. 3D shape reconstruction of parabolic trough collector from gradient data based on slope stitching approach[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2017, 15(11): 111203
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