A computer-implemented process, system, and computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, program code and instructions for 3-D triangulation-based image acquisition of a contoured surface/object-of-interest under observation by at least one camera, by projecting onto the surface-of-interest a multi-frequency pattern comprising a plurality of pixels representing at least a first and second superimposed sinusoid projected simultaneously, each of the sinusoids represented by the pixels having a unique temporal frequency and each of the pixels projected to satisfy I n p = A p + ∑ k = 1 K ⁢ B k p ⁢ cos ⁡ ( 2 ⁢ π ⁢ ⁢ f k ⁢ y p + 2 ⁢ π ⁢ ⁢ kn N ) Eq . ⁢ ( 1.1 ) where Inp is the intensity of a pixel in the projector for nth projected image in a particular instant in time; K is an integer representing the number of component sinusoids (e.g., K=2 for a dual-frequency sinusoid pattern, K=3 for a triple-frequency sinusoid, each component sinusoid having a distinct temporal frequency, where K is ≰(N+1)/2.
Dual-frequency phase multiplexing (DFPM) and period coded phase measuring (PCPM) pattern strategies in 3-D structured light systems, and lookup table (LUT) based data processing