Automated three-axis gonioreflectometer for computer graphics applications

Hongsong Li; Sing Choong Foo; Kenneth E. Torrance; Stephen H. Westin

doi:10.1117/12.617589

18 August 2005 Automated three-axis gonioreflectometer for computer graphics applications

Hongsong Li, Sing Choong Foo, Kenneth E. Torrance, Stephen H. Westin

Proceedings Volume 5878, Advanced Characterization Techniques for Optics, Semiconductors, and Nanotechnologies II; 58780S (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617589
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We describe an automated three-axis BRDF measurement instrument that can help increase the physical realism of computer graphics images by providing light scattering data for the surfaces within a synthetic scene that is to be rendered. To our knowledge, the instrument is unique in combining wide angular coverage (beyond 85° from the surface normal), dense sampling of the visible wavelength spectrum (1024 samples), and rapid operation (less than ten hours for complete measurement of an isotropic sample). The gonioreflectometer employs a broadband light source and a detector with a diffraction grating and linear diode array. Validation was achieved by comparisons against reference surfaces and other instruments. The accuracy and spectral and angular ranges of the BRDFs are appropriate for computer graphics imagery, while reciprocity and energy conservation are preserved. Measured BRDFs on rough aluminum, metallic silver automotive paint, and a glossy yellow paint are reported, and an example rendered automotive image is included.

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Hongsong Li, Sing Choong Foo, Kenneth E. Torrance, and Stephen H. Westin "Automated three-axis gonioreflectometer for computer graphics applications", Proc. SPIE 5878, Advanced Characterization Techniques for Optics, Semiconductors, and Nanotechnologies II, 58780S (18 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617589

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