This paper proposes an incremental and adaptive method for 3D reconstruction from a single RGB camera. The key features are:
1) An incremental method for updating the cost volume as new frames are added, without needing to store hundreds of comparison images. This reduces processing time and memory usage.
2) A method for dynamically adapting the minimum and maximum depth limits of the cost volume based on estimated scene depth from a semi-dense reconstruction system. This achieves optimal depth resolution.
The algorithm provides dense 3D reconstruction of indoor environments with low computational and memory costs, making it suitable for robotic applications. It is tested on both simulated and real data and shown to outperform previous volumetric reconstruction methods.