11.2.3.1 Surfaces and Range Data, Normal Vector, Surface Normal

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Surface Normals. Normal Vector.
See also Gaussian Sphere (EGI), Intrinsic Images, and Surface Orientations.

Liang, P.[Ping], and Taubes, C.H.[Colfford H.],
Orientation-Based Differential Geometric Representations for Computer Vision Applications,
PAMI(16), No. 3, March 1994, pp. 249-258.
IEEE DOI BibRef 9403
And: SPIE(1570), 1991, pp. 96-102. Extended Gaussian Image. Support Functions. Generalized Gaussian Image representations. Maps surface normals of constant Gaussian Curvature patches for convex and non-convex objects to recover oriented smooth surfaces (no translation). BibRef

Page, D.L., Sun, Y., Koschan, A.F., Paik, J.K., Abidi, M.A.,
Normal Vector Voting: Crease Detection and Curvature Estimation on Large, Noisy Meshes,
GM(64), No. 3-4, May 2002, pp. 199-229.
DOI Link 0309
BibRef
Earlier: A1, A3, A2, A4, A5:
Robust Crease Detection and Curvature Estimation of Piecewise Smooth Surfaces from Triangle Mesh Approximations Using Normal Voting,
CVPR01(I:162-167).
IEEE DOI 0110
Curvature computations on a triangular mesh. BibRef

Sun, Y., Page, D.L., Paik, J.K., Koschan, A.F.[Andreas F.], Abidi, M.A.[Mongi A.],
Triangle mesh-based edge detection and its application to surface segmentation and adaptive surface smoothing,
ICIP02(III: 825-828).
IEEE DOI 0210
BibRef
And:
Triangle mesh-based surface modeling using adaptive smoothing and implicit surface texture integration,
3DPVT02(588-597).
IEEE DOI 0206
BibRef

Tasdizen, T.[Tolga], Whitaker, R.T.[Ross T.],
Higher-Order Nonlinear Priors for Surface Reconstruction,
PAMI(26), No. 7, July 2004, pp. 878-891.
IEEE Abstract. 0406
BibRef
Earlier:
Anisotropic diffusion of surface normals for feature preserving surface reconstruction,
3DIM03(353-360).
IEEE DOI 0311
BibRef
And:
Cramer-Rao bounds for nonparametric surface reconstruction from range data,
3DIM03(70-77).
IEEE DOI 0311
Bayesian approach to surface reconstruction. Likelihood term: tie data to surface estimate, and prior: ensure smoothness. BibRef

Gerber, S.[Samuel], Tasdizen, T.[Tolga], Whitaker, R.T.[Ross T.],
Dimensionality reduction and principal surfaces via Kernel Map Manifolds,
ICCV09(529-536).
IEEE DOI 0909
BibRef

Prakhya, S.M.[Sai Manoj], Liu, B.B.[Bing-Bing], Lin, W.S.[Wei-Si],
Detecting keypoint sets on 3D point clouds via Histogram of Normal Orientations,
PRL(83, Part 1), No. 1, 2016, pp. 42-48.
Elsevier DOI 1609
Keypoint detection BibRef

Lachaud, J.O.[Jacques-Olivier], Provençal, X.[Xavier], Roussillon, T.[Tristan],
Two Plane-Probing Algorithms for the Computation of the Normal Vector to a Digital Plane,
JMIV(59), No. 1, September 2017, pp. 23-39.
Springer DOI 1708
BibRef
Earlier:
Computation of the Normal Vector to a Digital Plane by Sampling Significant Points,
DGCI16(194-205).
WWW Link. 1606
BibRef

Coeurjolly, D.[David], Gueth, P.[Pierre], Lachaud, J.O.[Jacques-Olivier],
Digital Surface Regularization by Normal Vector Field Alignment,
DGCI17(197-209).
Springer DOI 1711
BibRef

Lachaud, J.O.[Jacques-Olivier],
Convergent Geometric Estimators with Digital Volume and Surface Integrals,
DGCI16(3-17).
WWW Link. 1606
BibRef

Mura, C.[Claudio], Wyss, G.[Gregory], Pajarola, R.[Renato],
Robust normal estimation in unstructured 3D point clouds by selective normal space exploration,
VC(34), No. 6-8, June 2018, pp. 961-971.
Springer DOI 1806
BibRef

Sanchez, J.[Julia], Denis, F.[Florence], Coeurjolly, D.[David], Dupont, F.[Florent], Trassoudaine, L.[Laurent], Checchin, P.[Paul],
Robust normal vector estimation in 3D point clouds through iterative principal component analysis,
PandRS(163), 2020, pp. 18-35.
Elsevier DOI 2005
Normal vector, Point cloud, Sharp features, M-estimator, Weighted PCA BibRef

Théodose, R.[Ruddy], Denis, D.[Dieumet], Chateau, T.[Thierry], Fremont, V.[Vincent], Checchin, P.[Paul],
A Deep Learning Approach for LiDAR Resolution-Agnostic Object Detection,
ITS(23), No. 9, September 2022, pp. 14582-14593.
IEEE DOI 2209
Point cloud compression, Object detection, Laser radar, Cameras, Image resolution, Training, Deep learning, 3D object detection, LiDAR sensor BibRef

Lachaud, J.O.[Jacques-Olivier], Meyron, J.[Jocelyn], Roussillon, T.[Tristan],
An Optimized Framework for Plane-Probing Algorithms,
JMIV(62), No. 5, June 2020, pp. 718-736.
Springer DOI 2007
BibRef

Cao, H., Zhan, R., Ma, Y., Ma, C., Zhang, J.,
LFNet: Local Rotation Invariant Coordinate Frame for Robust Point Cloud Analysis,
SPLetters(28), 2021, pp. 209-213.
IEEE DOI 2102
Convolution, Graphical models, Distribution functions, Kernel, Feature extraction, Transforms, local point patches BibRef

Ju, Y., Dong, J., Chen, S.,
Recovering Surface Normal and Arbitrary Images: A Dual Regression Network for Photometric Stereo,
IP(30), 2021, pp. 3676-3690.
IEEE DOI 2103
Surface reconstruction, Image reconstruction, Lighting, Task analysis, Surface treatment, dual regression BibRef

Qi, X.J.[Xiao-Juan], Liu, Z.Z.[Zheng-Zhe], Liao, R.J.[Ren-Jie], Torr, P.H.S.[Philip H. S.], Urtasun, R.[Raquel], Jia, J.Y.[Jia-Ya],
GeoNet++: Iterative Geometric Neural Network with Edge-Aware Refinement for Joint Depth and Surface Normal Estimation,
PAMI(44), No. 2, February 2022, pp. 969-984.
IEEE DOI 2201
BibRef
Earlier: A1, A3, A2, A5, A6, Only:
GeoNet: Geometric Neural Network for Joint Depth and Surface Normal Estimation,
CVPR18(283-291)
IEEE DOI 1812
Surface reconstruction, Estimation, Image reconstruction, Measurement, geometric neural network. Neural networks, Estimation, Rough surfaces, Surface roughness, Kernel BibRef

Fu, Z.H.[Zhi-Heng], Hong, S.[Siyu], Liu, M.[Mengyi], Laga, H.[Hamid], Bennamoun, M.[Mohammed], Boussaid, F.[Farid], Guo, Y.L.[Yu-Lan],
Multi-stage information diffusion for joint depth and surface normal estimation,
PR(141), 2023, pp. 109660.
Elsevier DOI 2306
Depth estimation, Surface normal estimation, Multitask learning, Attention map, Multi-Stage information fusion BibRef

Xie, W.Y.[Wu-Yuan], Wang, M.H.[Miao-Hui], Lin, D.[Di], Shi, B.X.[Bo-Xin], Jiang, J.M.[Jian-Min],
Surface Geometry Processing: An Efficient Normal-Based Detail Representation,
PAMI(45), No. 11, November 2023, pp. 13749-13765.
IEEE DOI 2310
BibRef

Ju, Y.K.[Ya-Kun], Jian, M.[Muwei], Wang, C.[Cong], Zhang, C.[Cong], Dong, J.Y.[Jun-Yu], Lam, K.M.[Kin-Man],
Estimating High-Resolution Surface Normals via Low-Resolution Photometric Stereo Images,
CirSysVideo(34), No. 4, April 2024, pp. 2512-2524.
IEEE DOI 2404
Feature extraction, Surface reconstruction, Surface treatment, Superresolution, Reflectivity. BibRef


Zhong, Y.Y.[Yuan-Yi], Bhattad, A.[Anand], Wang, Y.X.[Yu-Xiong], Forsyth, D.A.[David A.],
Improving Equivariance in State-of-the-Art Supervised Depth and Normal Predictors,
ICCV23(21718-21728)
IEEE DOI 2401
BibRef

Hajder, L.[Levente], Lóczi, L.[Lajos], Barath, D.[Daniel],
Fast Globally Optimal Surface Normal from an Affine Correspondence,
ICCV23(3367-3378)
IEEE DOI 2401
BibRef

Popovic, N.[Nikola], Paudel, D.P.[Danda Pani], Van Gool, L.J.[Luc J.],
Surface Normal Clustering for Implicit Representation of Manhattan Scenes,
ICCV23(17814-17824)
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2401
BibRef

Li, Q.[Qing], Feng, H.F.[Hui-Fang], Shi, K.[Kanle], Gao, Y.[Yue], Fang, Y.[Yi], Liu, Y.S.[Yu-Shen], Han, Z.Z.[Zhi-Zhong],
SHS-Net: Learning Signed Hyper Surfaces for Oriented Normal Estimation of Point Clouds,
CVPR23(13591-13600)
IEEE DOI 2309
BibRef

Du, H.[Hang], Yan, X.J.[Xue-Jun], Wang, J.J.[Jing-Jing], Xie, D.[Di], Pu, S.L.[Shi-Liang],
Rethinking the Approximation Error in 3D Surface Fitting for Point Cloud Normal Estimation,
CVPR23(9486-9495)
IEEE DOI 2309
BibRef

Calvet, L.[Lilian], Maignan, N.[Nicolas], Brument, B.[Baptiste], Mélou, J.[Jean], Tozza, S.[Silvia], Durou, J.D.[Jean-Denis], Quéau, Y.[Yvain],
Multi-view Normal Estimation: Application to Slanted Plane-sweeping,
SSVM23(704-716).
Springer DOI 2307
BibRef

Li, K.Q.[Ke-Qiang], Zhao, M.Y.[Ming-Yang], Wu, H.[Huaiyu], Yan, D.M.[Dong-Ming], Shen, Z.[Zhen], Wang, F.Y.[Fei-Yue], Xiong, G.[Gang],
GraphFit: Learning Multi-scale Graph-Convolutional Representation for Point Cloud Normal Estimation,
ECCV22(XXXII:651-667).
Springer DOI 2211
BibRef

Kang, M.[Minjun], Choe, J.[Jaesung], Ha, H.W.[Hyo-Won], Jeon, H.G.[Hae-Gon], Im, S.H.[Sung-Hoon], Kweon, I.S.[In So], Yoon, K.J.[Kuk-Jin],
Facial Depth and Normal Estimation Using Single Dual-Pixel Camera,
ECCV22(VIII:181-200).
Springer DOI 2211
BibRef

Cao, X.[Xu], Santo, H.[Hiroaki], Shi, B.X.[Bo-Xin], Okura, F.[Fumio], Matsushita, Y.[Yasuyuki],
Bilateral Normal Integration,
ECCV22(I:552-567).
Springer DOI 2211
Surface from normals BibRef

Pang, X.F.[Xu-Fang], Li, F.[Feng], Ding, N.[Ning], Zhong, X.P.[Xiao-Pin],
Upright-Net: Learning Upright Orientation for 3D Point Cloud,
CVPR22(14891-14899)
IEEE DOI 2210
Point cloud compression, Deep learning, Representation learning, Solid modeling, Shape, Computational modeling, Robot vision, Self- semi- meta- Transfer/low-shot/long-tail learning BibRef

Zhu, R.S.[Run-Song], Liu, Y.[Yuan], Dong, Z.[Zhen], Wang, Y.[Yuan], Jiang, T.P.[Teng-Ping], Wang, W.P.[Wen-Ping], Yang, B.S.[Bi-Sheng],
AdaFit: Rethinking Learning-based Normal Estimation on Point Clouds,
ICCV21(6098-6107)
IEEE DOI 2203
Point cloud compression, Codes, Fitting, Neural networks, Estimation, Feature extraction, Stereo, 3D from multiview and other sensors, Vision applications and systems BibRef

Bae, G.[Gwangbin], Budvytis, I.[Ignas], Cipolla, R.[Roberto],
Estimating and Exploiting the Aleatoric Uncertainty in Surface Normal Estimation,
ICCV21(13117-13126)
IEEE DOI 2203
Training, Uncertainty, Measurement uncertainty, Estimation, Attenuation, 3D from a single image and shape-from-x, BibRef

Long, X.X.[Xiao-Xiao], Lin, C.[Cheng], Liu, L.J.[Ling-Jie], Li, W.[Wei], Theobalt, C.[Christian], Yang, R.G.[Rui-Gang], Wang, W.P.[Wen-Ping],
Adaptive Surface Normal Constraint for Depth Estimation,
ICCV21(12829-12838)
IEEE DOI 2203
Geometry, Point cloud compression, Surface reconstruction, Codes, Shape, 3D from a single image and shape-from-x, BibRef

Zhao, W.[Wang], Liu, S.H.[Shao-Hui], Wei, Y.[Yi], Guo, H.[Hengkai], Liu, Y.J.[Yong-Jin],
A Confidence-based Iterative Solver of Depths and Surface Normals for Deep Multi-view Stereo,
ICCV21(6148-6157)
IEEE DOI 2203
Deep learning, Training, Pipelines, Neural networks, Fitting, Estimation, Probabilistic logic, Stereo, Scene analysis and understanding BibRef

Molnár, S.[Szilárd], Kelényi, B.[Benjamin], Tamás, L.[Levente],
ToFNest: Efficient normal estimation for time-of-flight depth cameras,
ACVR21(1791-1798)
IEEE DOI 2112
Runtime, Codes, Estimation, Cameras BibRef

Robson, S., MacDonald, L., Sargeant, B.,
Metrology Enabled Reflection Transformation Imaging to Reconstruct Local Detail In Manufactured Surfaces,
ISPRS20(B2:797-804).
DOI Link 2012
BibRef

Raposo, C.[Carolina], Barreto, J.P.[Joao P.],
Accurate Reconstruction of Oriented 3d Points Using Affine Correspondences,
ECCV20(XXVIII:545-560).
Springer DOI 2011
BibRef

Do, T.[Tien], Vuong, K.[Khiem], Roumeliotis, S.I.[Stergios I.], Park, H.S.[Hyun Soo],
Surface Normal Estimation of Tilted Images via Spatial Rectifier,
ECCV20(IV:265-280).
Springer DOI 2011
BibRef

Lenssen, J.E., Osendorfer, C., Masci, J.,
Deep Iterative Surface Normal Estimation,
CVPR20(11244-11253)
IEEE DOI 2008
Estimation, Kernel, Neural networks, Machine learning, Robustness, Surface treatment BibRef

Rossi, M., El Gheche, M., Kuhn, A., Frossard, P.,
Joint Graph-Based Depth Refinement and Normal Estimation,
CVPR20(12151-12160)
IEEE DOI 2008
Cameras, Reliability, Optimization, Estimation, Noise measurement, Geometry BibRef

Zhou, H., Chen, H., Feng, Y., Wang, Q., Qin, J., Xie, H., Wang, F.L., Wei, M., Wang, J.,
Geometry and Learning Co-Supported Normal Estimation for Unstructured Point Cloud,
CVPR20(13235-13244)
IEEE DOI 2008
Estimation, Noise measurement, Principal component analysis, Silicon, Learning systems, Neural networks BibRef

Liao, S.[Shuai], Gavves, E.[Efstratios], Snoek, C.G.M.[Cees G. M.],
Spherical Regression: Learning Viewpoints, Surface Normals and 3D Rotations on N-Spheres,
CVPR19(9751-9759).
IEEE DOI 2002
BibRef

Li, Q.W.[Que-Wei], Guo, J.[Jie], Fei, Y.[Yang], Tang, Q.Y.[Qin-Yu], Sun, W.X.[Wen-Xiu], Zeng, J.[Jin], Guo, Y.W.[Yan-Wen],
Deep Surface Normal Estimation on the 2-sphere with Confidence Guided Semantic Attention,
ECCV20(XXIV:734-750).
Springer DOI 2012
BibRef

Zeng, J.[Jin], Tong, Y.F.[Yan-Feng], Huang, Y.[Yunmu], Yan, Q.[Qiong], Sun, W.X.[Wen-Xiu], Chen, J.[Jing], Wang, Y.T.[Yong-Tian],
Deep Surface Normal Estimation With Hierarchical RGB-D Fusion,
CVPR19(6146-6155).
IEEE DOI 2002
BibRef

Ben-Shabat, Y.[Yizhak], Lindenbaum, M.[Michael], Fischer, A.[Anath],
Nesti-Net: Normal Estimation for Unstructured 3D Point Clouds Using Convolutional Neural Networks,
CVPR19(10104-10112).
IEEE DOI 2002
BibRef

Kang, H., Kim, G., Yoo, C.D.,
Few-Shot Associative Domain Adaptation for Surface Normal Estimation,
ICIP19(4619-4623)
IEEE DOI 1910
Few-shot Contextual Weighting, Kernel Associative Learning BibRef

Chen, W., Xiang, D., Deng, J.,
Surface Normals in the Wild,
ICCV17(1566-1575)
IEEE DOI 1802
image classification, image colour analysis, image segmentation, learning (artificial intelligence), Training BibRef

Xie, W., Wang, M., Qi, X., Zhang, L.,
3D Surface Detail Enhancement from a Single Normal Map,
ICCV17(2344-2352)
IEEE DOI 1802
geometry, image enhancement, image reconstruction, 3D reconstruction, 3D surface detail enhancement, angle profile, BibRef

Lee, B.U.[Byeong-Uk], Zhang, J.M.[Jian-Ming], Hold-Geoffroy, Y.[Yannick], Kweon, I.S.[In So],
Single View Scene Scale Estimation using Scale Field,
CVPR23(21435-21444)
IEEE DOI 2309
BibRef

Yoon, Y.[Youngjin], Choe, G.[Gyeongmin], Kim, N.[Namil], Lee, J.Y.[Joon-Young], Kweon, I.S.[In So],
Fine-Scale Surface Normal Estimation Using a Single NIR Image,
ECCV16(III: 486-500).
Springer DOI 1611
BibRef

Zhao, H., Yuan, D., Zhu, H., Yin, J.,
3-D point cloud normal estimation based on fitting algebraic spheres,
ICIP16(2589-2592)
IEEE DOI 1610
Biomimetics BibRef

Cruz-Bernal, A.[Alejandra], Alamanza-Ojeda, D.L.[Dora-Luz], Ibarra-Manzano, M.A.[Mario-Alberto],
Contour Detection at Range Images Using Sparse Normal Detector,
MCPR16(115-124).
Springer DOI 1608
BibRef

Wang, X.L.[Xiao-Long], Fouhey, D.F.[David F.], Gupta, A.[Abhinav],
Designing deep networks for surface normal estimation,
CVPR15(539-547)
IEEE DOI 1510
BibRef

Hedrich, J.[Jens], Paulus, D.[Dietrich], Genois, F.[Francois], Grzegorzek, M.[Marcin],
Enhanced surface normal computation by exploiting RGB-D sensory information,
MVA15(26-29)
IEEE DOI 1507
Color BibRef

Ladický, L.[Lubor], Zeisl, B.[Bernhard], Pollefeys, M.[Marc],
Discriminatively Trained Dense Surface Normal Estimation,
ECCV14(V: 468-484).
Springer DOI 1408
BibRef

Tang, S.[Shuai], Wang, X.Y.[Xiao-Yu], Lv, X.T.[Xu-Tao], Han, T.X.[Tony X.], Keller, J.[James], He, Z.H.[Zhi-Hai],
Histogram of Oriented Normal Vectors for Object Recognition with a Depth Sensor,
ACCV12(II:525-538).
Springer DOI 1304
BibRef

Petricek, T.[Tomas], Svoboda, T.[Tomas],
Area-weighted surface normals for 3D object recognition,
ICPR12(1492-1496).
WWW Link. 1302
BibRef

Postolski, M.[Michal], Janaszewski, M.[Marcin], Kenmochi, Y.[Yukiko], Lachaud, J.O.[Jacques-Olivier],
Tangent estimation along 3D digital curves,
ICPR12(2079-2082).
WWW Link. 1302
BibRef

Wang, Y.L.[Yi-Lin], Dunn, E., Frahm, J.M.,
An Approach for Shape from Surface Normals with Local Discontinuity Detection,
3DIMPVT11(188-195).
IEEE DOI 1109
BibRef

Zheng, E., Wang, K., Dunn, E., Frahm, J.M.,
Minimal Solvers for 3D Geometry from Satellite Imagery,
ICCV15(738-746)
IEEE DOI 1602
Cameras BibRef

Fourey, S.[Sébastien], Malgouyres, R.[Rémy],
Normals and Curvature Estimation for Digital Surfaces Based on Convolutions,
DGCI08(xx-yy).
Springer DOI 0804
BibRef

Ho, J.[Jeffrey], Lim, J.W.[Jong-Woo], Yang, M.H.[Ming-Hsuan], Kriegman, D.J.[David J.],
Integrating Surface Normal Vectors Using Fast Marching Method,
ECCV06(III: 239-250).
Springer DOI 0608
BibRef

Kovesi, P.[Peter],
Shapelets Correlated with Surface Normals Produce Surfaces,
ICCV05(II: 994-1001).
IEEE DOI 0510
BibRef

Healey, G., Jain, R.,
Depth Recovery from Surface Normals,
ICPR84(894-896). BibRef 8400

Chapter on 3-D Object Description and Computation Techniques, Surfaces, Deformable, View Generation, Video Conferencing continues in
Features of Surfaces and Range Data, Ridges, Edges .


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