Course detail

Close range photogrammetry

FAST-HE51Acad. year: 2022/2023

Image triangulation in close-range photogrammetry. Calibration of cameras. Additional conditions in adjustments of orientations and space coordinates. Geometric and non-geometric factors of projects. Accuracy and reliability. 3D models, visualization. Applications of close-range photogrammetry in civil engineering, industry, architecture, archeology, and police practice. Principles of laser scanning.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Petr Kalvoda, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Geodesy (GED)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Ability to solve tasks such as the orientation of images, creation of a 3D model of an object, calibration of cameras, and analysis of results.

Prerequisites

Fundamentals of photogrammetry

Co-requisites

Building information modeling

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching takes place in the form of lectures, practical exercises, and self-study. Attendance at lectures is recommended, at exercises are compulsory.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The condition for successful completion of the subject is attendance at the exercises, solving all assigned tasks, and passing the tests for more than half the number of points.

Course curriculum

  1. Cameras for close-range photogrammetry
  2. Camera calibration
  3. Image coordinates measurement.
  4. Adjustment methods in close-range photogrammetry.
  5. Geometric and non-geometric factors of projects.
  6. Accuracy and reliability of results.
  7. 3D models, visualization.
  8. Applications of close-range photogrammetry in civil engineering and industry.
  9. Applications of close-range photogrammetry in architecture, and archeology.
  10. Applications of close-range photogrammetry in medicine, police practice.
  11. Automatizations in close-range photogrammetry.
  12. Laser scanning.
  13. The future of close-range photogrammetry and comparing it to laser scanning.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Methods and applications of close-range photogrammetry. Calibration of cameras. Principles of laser scanning.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The definition of controlled teaching and the method of its implementation are determined by the annually updated decree of the subject guarantor.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Kraus K.: Photogrammetry. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2007. ISBN 978-3-11-019007-6. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-GK Master's

    branch GD , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Kalvoda, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Photogrammetry - history, types of cameras, images, principles of acquisition and imaging, optics, lenses, depth of field, camera formats, and imaging parameters.
  2. Principle of 3D reconstruction, central projection, extrinsic and intrinsic parameters, camera matrix, the principle of stereo vision, and stereo evaluation.
  3. Coordinate systems in photogrammetry, 2D and 3D transformations, homogeneous coordinates, homography, and solution methods (adjustment).
  4. Close-range photogrammetry, cameras, imaging method, processing methods, accuracy, and calibration.
  5. Acquisition of aerial photographs, types of cameras, flight planning, digitization of analog images, motion blur, and image resolution.
  6. Direct sensor orientation, physical nature, contribution to photogrammetry and aerial scanning, navigation coordinate transformation between sensor coordinates systems, body coordinate system, and navigation (world) coordinate system.
  7. Image orientation, the principle of aerial triangulation, bundle block adjustment, the accuracy of image orientation, additional parameters, GNSS, and IMU in aerial triangulation.
  8. Photogrammetric mapping. Accuracy of stereo evaluation.
  9. A digital orthophoto, digital analysis, and processing of images, digital image correlation, search for interesting (key) points, and analysis of correspondences.
  10. Automation of photogrammetric tasks - image correlation, interest operators, Structure from Motion, dense matching - principle, use, meaning.
  11. Ground and aerial scanning - principles, accuracy, applications.
  12. Aerial scanning - principles, accuracy, applications.
  13. Mobile mapping, UAV: ​​principle, accuracy, application.

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Kalvoda, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • Surveying and calculating coordinates of control points and check points, planning of image capturing.
  • Camera calibration, and image capturing.
    Image orientation and creation of 3D point cloud and mesh model.
  • Accuracy testing, publication, and presentation of results, finalization.