Building reconstruction is one of the most difficult and important 3D modelling problems for urban environment. In this paper, we develop an approach using minimum number of basic geometric elements to reconstruct the buildings. The basic element is a number of unstructured 3D points representing the topological identity of a building roof. Such point primitives can be measured by human or comp...

This paper presents a model-based approach for 3-D building reconstruction unstructured distinct points. The data structure of a building is an unstructured roof point cloud digitized by operators. Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) model is applied in our approach for a complex roof which can be decomposed into three types of primitive models. The primitive model is represented as a tree. The l...

This paper compares the paradigms of LiDAR and aerophotogrammetry in the context of building extraction and briefly discusses a photogrammetric strategy for refining building roof polyhedrons previously extracted from LiDAR data. In general, empirical and theoretical studies have confirmed that LiDAR methodologies are more suitable in extracting planar roof faces and ridges of the roof, whereas...

elastic solutions applicable to single underground openings usually suffer from geometry related simplification. most tunnel shapes possess two axes of symmetry while a wide range of geometries used in tunneling practice involve only one symmetry axis. d-shape or horse-shoe shape tunnels and others with arched roof and floor are examples of the later category (one symmetry axis). in the present...

j This paper presents a new concept for retractable roof structures. The new structures consist of a foldable lattice of beams connected by cylindrical joints, to which covering panels or membranes are attached. These structures fold towards their perimeter and there is practically no limit to their shape. Solutions to the key problems that have to be solved in the course of the kinematic desig...

The drainage of low-sloped roof systems involves multiple design professionals, and often each has a different opinion as to their design responsibility. Roofing issues have been identified as being a number one source of litigation, and rain-induced roof collapses continue to occur with alarming frequency. With the backdrop of several rain-induced roof collapses, this paper illustrates the com...

This paper presents a data-driven method for automatic building reconstruction from raw airborne laser scanner data. The method utilises a TIN-structure that is calculated into the point cloud. The parameters of every TIN-mesh are mapped into a 3D trianglemesh parameter space, which is then analysed using a cluster analysis technique. By analysing the clusters, significant roof planes are deriv...

The article presents a novel approach for the automatic generalisation of 3D building models with regard to the cartographic visualisation of urban landscapes. Building objects are geometrically simplified for the purpose of levels of detail generation to speed up rendering and to improve the perceptibility on small displays commonly found in mobile devices. Generalisation is realised in a proc...

Through the detailed design of passive geometric parameters atrium, it is beneficial to achieve goal a nearly zero-energy building. In architectural stage, atrium are verified and evaluated with different objectives such as energy consumption, carbon emissions, costs, then most appropriate solution according requirements selected, which can reduce consumption save costs. This paper proposes met...

This article presents a novel approach for the automatic generalization of 3D building models with regard to a cartographic 3D visualization. Here, the goal is not to render realistic, but rather visually appealing images of an urban scene. The geometric simplification is realized by remodeling the object by means of a process similar to half space modeling. Approximating planes are determined ...