3D building reconstruction of the Tucherschloss and Hirsvogelsaal buildings in Nuremberg

As part of the educational research project “3D laser scanning and photogrammetric reconstruction of protected buildings with historic and cultural importance for the region”, the Tucherschloss and Hirsvogelsaal were recorded by two students using a laser scanner and drone. 
The data obtained was then used to generate a digital room model that can be inspected virtually using a VR headset.

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3D laser scanning and photogrammetric building reconstruction

Akeakamai 3D Cave Survey Hawaii 2017

During an interdisciplinary project seminar, in collaboration with the Ruhr-University Bochum working group on cave and underground railway climatology and geography students from Humboldt University of Berlin, lava fields and caves of volcanic origin were surveyed using aerial photo-assisted photogrammetry and 3D laser scanning.

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Akeakamai 3D Cave Survey Hawaii 2017

Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Virtual Reality (VR) in Civil Engineering

The aim here is to use funding from the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture, Science and the Arts to develop application scenarios and work processes for the practical application of BIM and VR in civil engineering. The end goals of this include virtual tours of buildings and construction sites. A VR headset and powerful computer were purchased to conduct this project. The project is being conducted in cooperation with the Structural engineering laboratory

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Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Virtual Reality (VR) in Civil Engineering

Aerial photo-assisted photogrammetry

Gaps between terrain and buildings can be filled in using aerial photos taken by multirotors in combination with a laser scanner. The multirotor is suitable for photographing extensive terrain and roofs. The images can then be used to generate digital terrain models with the relevant textures, as with a laser scanner. These can then be combined using the relevant software and the laser scan data to create an overall model. This can be applied in various fields, including photographic building reconstruction, quantity surveying of building pits, roof area photography or construction diagnostics. The multirotor is particularly suitable for taking photos in inaccessible places.

FARO 3D laser scanner

The FARO laser scanner can be used to plot terrain geometries and buildings as 3D point clouds. The point cloud is generated and edited using programs such as Agisoft, Scene and Aspect3D. The research covers the creation of geometries on the basis of laser scan data, quantity surveying, preserving historic buildings as 3D models, cave exploration, underground railway tunnel mapping, etc.