RESEARCH PROGRESS IN THE SPLICING AND RESTORATION OF ARTIFACT FRAGMENTS BASED ON POINT CLOUD

Abstract. Due to environmental reasons, most of the artifacts are fragmented, and the surface information of the artifacts is also blurred. The traditional method of repairing artifacts mainly relies on archaeologists to manually repair them, using fragment features to compare each fragment one by one, this method will cause secondary damage to the fragments. Based on computer technology, virtual restoration of artifacts fragments can obtain the latest unearthed data of artifacts quickly, preserve digital information of artifacts, achieve permanent preservation, and provide prior knowledge for subsequent artifacts restoration. Point cloud data is widely used in artifacts virtual restoration technology due to its good depth of information. This paper takes ceramics, bronzes, Terra-cotta Warriors, and other individual artifacts fragments as the main research object, and the point cloud data obtained by 3D laser scanner as the main research data. It comprehensively classifies and summarizes the work of computer artifacts splicing in recent years.