Patent ID: 8736670

Claim:
A real-time 3D visualization system included in a real 3D scene, the scene includes one or more moving surfaces and electromagnetic energy, the energy scatters from the surfaces, the system includes: a. means for conveying energy, the energy is received from the surfaces, b. means for sensing at video sampling rates a plurality of polarization characteristics of the energy, thereby creating sensed data, the energy is received from the means for conveying, c. means for modeling one or more surface elements, thereby creating a scene model, the means for modeling uses sensed data, the surface elements represent one or more regions on the surfaces, the means for modeling further includes means for modeling changing polarization of the energy as it interacts with the surface elements in a plurality of scattering modes from a plurality of directions at a plurality of times, and d. means for displaying the scene in real-time, thereby evoking a 3D notion of the scene, the means for displaying uses the scene model, the means for displaying further includes means for displaying a plurality of depth cues.