Utilizing a Terrestrial Laser Scanner for 3D Luminance Measurement of Indoor Environments

Matti Kurkela; Mikko Maksimainen; Arttu Julin; Toni Rantanen; Juho-Pekka Virtanen; Juha Hyyppä; Matti Tapio Vaaja; Hannu Hyyppä

doi:10.3390/jimaging7050085

Utilizing a Terrestrial Laser Scanner for 3D Luminance Measurement of Indoor Environments

Matti Kurkela^*, Mikko Maksimainen, Arttu Julin, Toni Rantanen, Juho-Pekka Virtanen, Juha Hyyppä, Matti Tapio Vaaja, Hannu Hyyppä

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Abstract

We aim to present a method to measure 3D luminance point clouds by applying the integrated high dynamic range (HDR) panoramic camera system of a terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) instrument for performing luminance measurements simultaneously with laser scanning. We present the luminance calibration of a laser scanner and assess the accuracy, color measurement properties, and dynamic range of luminance measurement achieved in the laboratory environment. In addition, we demonstrate the 3D luminance measuring process through a case study with a luminance-calibrated laser scanner. The presented method can be utilized directly as the luminance data source. A terrestrial laser scanner can be prepared, characterized, and calibrated to apply it to the simultaneous measurement of both geometry and luminance. We discuss the state and limitations of contemporary TLS technology for luminance measuring.

Original language	English
Article number	85
Number of pages	24
Journal	Journal of Imaging
Volume	7
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7050085
Publication status	Published - May 2021
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

luminance measurement
lighting distribution
360 degrees
HDR imaging
3D
terrestrial laser scanning
LIGHT POLLUTION
POINT CLOUDS
ACCURACY
QUALITY
ROAD

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B-Hall Sample Areas for Lighting Analysis
Kurkela, M. (Creator), Maksimainen, M. (Creator), Julin, A. (Creator), Rantanen, T. (Creator) & Virtanen, J.-P. (Creator), Zenodo, 8 May 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4743890
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Competence-Based Growth Through Integrated Disruptive Technologies of 3D Digitalization, Robotics, Geospatial Information and Image Processing/Computing Point Cloud Ecosystem
Hyyppä, H. (Principal investigator), Julin, A. (Project Member), Aho, S. (Project Member), Ahlavuo, M. (Project Member), Ingman, M. (Project Member), Kurkela, M. (Project Member), Siirala, H. (Project Member), Luhtala, L. (Project Member), Maksimainen, M. (Project Member), Gullmets, H. (Project Member), Nuikka, M. (Project Member), Sarlin, M. (Project Member), Handolin, H. (Project Member), Jaalama, K. (Project Member), El-Mahgary, S. (Project Member) & Vaaja, M. T. (Project Member)
01/01/2018 → 31/07/2021
Project: Academy of Finland: Strategic research funding
COMBAT: Competence-Based Growth Through Integrated Disruptive Technologies of 3D Digitalization, Robotics, Geospatial Information and Image Processing/Computing - Point Cloud Ecosystem
Nieminen, J. (Project Member), Ahlavuo, M. (Project Member), Vaaja, M. T. (Project Member), Laitala, A. (Project Member), Julin, A. (Project Member), Hyyppä, H. (Principal investigator), Maksimainen, M. (Project Member), Lehtola, V. (Project Member), Ståhle, P. (Project Member), Haggren, H. (Project Member), Rantanen, T. (Project Member), Gullmets, H. (Project Member), Kauhanen, H. (Project Member), Jaalama, K. (Project Member), Ingman, M. (Project Member), Karvonen, S.-P. (Project Member), Kurkela, M. (Project Member), Luhtala, L. (Project Member) & Virtanen, J.-P. (Project Member)
01/05/2015 → 31/12/2017
Project: Academy of Finland: Strategic research funding

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School of Engineering
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Utilizing a Terrestrial Laser Scanner for 3D Luminance Measurement of Indoor Environments

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