Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 19, 192802(2019)

Tree-Skeleton Generation Method by Thinning Voxels of Point Cloud

Ronghao Li1, Yinan Chen2, Xiaozheng Gan1, Qing Zhang1, and Pei Wang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710126, China
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    Flow chart of proposed method
    Six delete templates in upper direction
    Flow chart of thinning algorithm
    Connection of skeleton nodes
    Generated skeletons of Ginkgo tree and Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex tree. (a) Picture of Ginkgo on left and picture of Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex on right; (b) point cloud data of Ginkgo on left and point cloud data of Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex on right; (c) generated skeleton of Ginkgo on left and generated skeleton of Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex on right
    Skeletons of Ginkgo tree generated by point clouds at various angular resolutions. (a) 0.02°; (b) 0.05°; (c) 0.10°
    Generated skeletons of Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex tree with different partition specifications. (a) (40, 40, 40); (b) (60, 60, 60); (c) (80, 80, 80); (d) (100, 100, 100)
    Generated skeletons of Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex tree with different filtering parameters. (a) (0,4); (b) (0,2); (c) (10,0); (d) (20,0)
    Tree skeletons of Ginkgo tree and Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex tree generated by GSA and IVTA methods. (a) Skeleton of Ginkgo tree generated by GSA method; (b) skeleton of Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex tree generated by GSA method; (c) skeleton of Ginkgo tree generated by IVTA method; (d) skeleton of Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex tree generated by IVTA method
    • Table 1. Acquisition information of point cloud data

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      Table 1. Acquisition information of point cloud data

      TreeScanningaccuracyPointnumber
      Ginkgo0.02420492
      Ginkgo0.0565994
      Ginkgo0.1017002
      Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex0.02686113
      Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex0.1027950
    • Table 2. Skeleton information of Ginkgo tree with different angular resolutions

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      Table 2. Skeleton information of Ginkgo tree with different angular resolutions

      Angular resolution /(°)Point numberNode numberRunning time /ms
      0.0242049228391183
      0.05659942138647
      0.10170021393392
    • Table 3. Skeleton information of Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex tree with different partition specifications

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      Table 3. Skeleton information of Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex tree with different partition specifications

      Point number(M,N,K)(ε1, ε2)Node numberRunning time /ms
      686113(40,40,40)(0,0)35911193
      686113(60,60,60)(0,0)62481755
      686113(80,80,80)(0,0)86142810
      686113(100,100,100)(0,0)113083730
    • Table 4. Skeleton information of Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex tree with different filtering parameters

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      Table 4. Skeleton information of Amygdalus triloba f. multiplex tree with different filtering parameters

      Point number(M,N,K)(ε1, ε2)Node numberRunning time /ms
      686113(80,80,80)(0,4)71882418
      686113(80,80,80)(0,2)82332735
      686113(80,80,80)(10,0)53311942
      686113(80,80,80)(20,0)43581587
    • Table 5. Tree skeleton informations generated by GSA and IVTA methods

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      Table 5. Tree skeleton informations generated by GSA and IVTA methods

      MethodTreePoint numberNode numberRunning time /ms
      GSAGinkgo420492173537165
      GSAAmygdalus triloba f. multiplex6861131953100254
      IVTAGinkgo42049228391183
      IVTAAmygdalus triloba f. multiplex68611342891493
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    Ronghao Li, Yinan Chen, Xiaozheng Gan, Qing Zhang, Pei Wang. Tree-Skeleton Generation Method by Thinning Voxels of Point Cloud[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(19): 192802

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Mar. 8, 2019

    Accepted: Apr. 15, 2019

    Published Online: Oct. 23, 2019

    The Author Email: Wang Pei (wangpei@bjfu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.192802

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