System and method for recovering three-dimensional particle systems from two-dimensional images

A system for three-dimensional reconstruction of fuzzy objects from two-dimensional images, the system comprising:

• a post-processing device configured for reconstructing a three-dimensional model of a fuzzy object from a two-dimensional image, the post-processing device including:
• an object detector configured for identifying the fuzzy object in the two-dimensional image;
• a particle system generator configured for generating particles and simulating the particles as a three dimensional image;
• a particle renderer configured for rendering the generated particles as a two dimensional image;
• and
• a reconstruction module configured for selecting a three-dimensional particle system from a plurality of predetermined three-dimensional particle systems, the particle system relating to a predefined fuzzy object, comparing the rendered two dimensional image to the identified fuzzy object, and storing the selected three-dimensional particle system into a library if the comparison result is less than a predetermined threshold, wherein the stored particle system represents a recovered geometry of the identified fuzzy object.

A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for recovering a three-dimensional particle system from a two-dimensional image, the method comprising:

• identifying a fuzzy object in a two-dimensional image;
• selecting a three-dimensional particle system from a plurality of predetermined three-dimensional particle systems, the three-dimensional particle system relating to a predefined fuzzy object;
• generating particles based on the selected three-dimensional particle system;
• simulating the particles as a three dimensional image;
• rendering the simulated particles as a two dimensional image;
• comparing the rendered two dimensional image to the identified fuzzy-object;
• and
• storing the selected three-dimensional particle system into a library if the comparison result is less than a predetermined threshold, wherein the stored particle system represents a recovered geometry of the fuzzy object.