Abstract

for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. ii This dissertation is the result of my own work and includes nothing which is the outcome of work done in collaboration. This dissertation is not substantially the same as any I have submitted for a degree or diploma or other qualification at any other University. I further state that no part of my dissertation/thesis has already been, or is being concurrently submitted for any such degree, diploma or other quali-fication. This dissertation contains 78 figures and approximately 46000 words. This dissertation was revised December 2001. This thesis investigates the problem of reconstructing three-dimensional objects from image sequences. There are two major contributions in this thesis. The first contribution is an extension to the Space Carving framework that elimi-

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