Reciprocal Visibility

Reciprocal visibility focuses on determining which points in a scene are mutually observable from different viewpoints, a crucial problem in various fields like robotics and 3D data processing. Current research emphasizes efficient algorithms for predicting visibility, often leveraging graph-based models and incorporating spatial relationships and occlusion information to improve accuracy and speed, particularly in dynamic environments like point cloud video streaming. These advancements are improving applications such as autonomous navigation, multi-camera calibration, and optimized data acquisition for tasks like 3D reconstruction from aerial platforms. The development of robust and computationally efficient visibility models is driving progress in these areas.