Point Cloud Hole Filling via Plane Insertion

The patent extracts and removes the complex boundary detection and loop extraction steps from the traditional hole filling pipeline. Instead of detecting boundary points and extracting closed loops, the method directly uses projection-based filling operations that work with the existing point cloud structure, eliminating the need for explicit boundary identification while maintaining filling effectiveness

The patent segments the hole filling process into projection-based operations that process points independently through projection and sorting operations. This segmentation allows parallel processing and reduces computational complexity by avoiding the need for complex boundary loop tracing and point-by-point boundary detection

The patent performs preliminary projection of points onto the projection plane before the actual filling operation. This preliminary action organizes points in a sorted manner that facilitates efficient filling without requiring subsequent boundary detection, thereby saving processing time while maintaining accuracy

The patent removes the time-consuming boundary point detection step entirely from the processing pipeline. By using projection-based filling that operates on the global point cloud structure rather than local boundary identification, the method achieves accurate hole filling without the computational overhead of detecting and tracing boundary loops