Orthogonal Distance Fitting of Precision Freeform Surfaces Based on L1 Norm

Xiangchao Zhang, Xiangqian Jiang, Paul J. Scott

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Abstract

Precision free-form surfaces are widely used in advanced optical and mechanical devices. In order to evaluate the form quality of a free-form surface, it is required to fit the measurement data with the design template and compare the relative deviation between them. A common approach is to minimize the sum of squared differences in the z direction. Its solution is not robust enough and may be biased due to outliers. This paper presents a fitting algorithm which employs the sum of orthogonal distances to evaluate the goodness of fit. The orthogonal projection points are updated simultaneously with the shape and motion parameters. Additionally, the l1 norm is adopted to improve the robustness of the solution. The Monte-Carlo simulation demonstrated that the bias in the fitted intrinsic characteristics of this method is much smaller than the traditional algebraic fitting, whereas the fitted motion parameters have no distinct difference.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Mathematical and Computational Tools in Metrology and Testing VIII
EditorsFranco Pavese, Markus Bär, Alistair B. Forbes, J. M. Linares, C. Perruchet, N. F. Zhang
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co.
Pages385-390
Number of pages6
Volume78
ISBN (Electronic)9789814468510
ISBN (Print)9789812839510
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2009
EventInternational Conference on Advanced Mathematical and Computational Tools in Metrology and Testing: Mathematical Tools for Measurements - Paris, France
Duration: 23 Jun 200825 Jun 2008

Publication series

NameAdvances in Mathematics for Applied Sciences
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing
Volume78

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Advanced Mathematical and Computational Tools in Metrology and Testing
Abbreviated titleAMCTM 2008
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period23/06/0825/06/08

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