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.. _normal_estimation_using_integral_images:
Normal Estimation Using Integral Images
---------------------------------------
In this tutorial we will learn how to compute normals for an organized point
cloud using integral images.
The code
--------
First, download the dataset `table_scene_mug_stereo_textured.pcd
<https://github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl/raw/master/test/table_scene_mug_stereo_textured.pcd>`_
and save it somewhere to disk.
Then, create a file, let's say, ``normal_estimation_using_integral_images.cpp`` in your favorite
editor, and place the following inside it:
.. literalinclude:: sources/normal_estimation_using_integral_images/normal_estimation_using_integral_images.cpp
:language: cpp
:linenos:
The explanation
---------------
Now, let's break down the code piece by piece. In the first part we load a
point cloud from a file:
.. literalinclude:: sources/normal_estimation_using_integral_images/normal_estimation_using_integral_images.cpp
:language: cpp
:lines: 11-12
In the second part we create an object for the normal estimation and compute
the normals:
.. literalinclude:: sources/normal_estimation_using_integral_images/normal_estimation_using_integral_images.cpp
:language: cpp
:lines: 14-22
The following normal estimation methods are available:
.. code-block:: cpp
enum NormalEstimationMethod
{
COVARIANCE_MATRIX,
AVERAGE_3D_GRADIENT,
AVERAGE_DEPTH_CHANGE,
SIMPLE_3D_GRADIENT
};
The COVARIANCE_MATRIX mode creates 9 integral images to compute the normal for
a specific point from the covariance matrix of its local neighborhood. The
AVERAGE_3D_GRADIENT mode creates 6 integral images to compute smoothed versions
of horizontal and vertical 3D gradients and computes the normals using the
cross-product between these two gradients. The AVERAGE_DEPTH_CHANGE mode
creates only a single integral image and computes the normals from the average
depth changes.
In the last part we visualize the point cloud and the corresponding normals:
.. literalinclude:: sources/normal_estimation_using_integral_images/normal_estimation_using_integral_images.cpp
:language: cpp
:lines: 24-32
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