International Journal of Engineering Research in Electronics and Communication Engineering

Reverse Engineering for Restoration and Preservation of Old Artifacts and Cultural Heritage

Author : K B Kommula ¹ S T Laudya ² S Eslavath ³ S N R Karri ⁴ Dr R Pandey ⁵

Date of Publication :22nd March 2018

Abstract: India is a country with a rich cultural heritage. The historical heritage dates back to centuries from primitive times. The notion of preservation of cultural heritage has been exercised for several years. With the advancement of digital technology, it has opened a new avenue for preserving the cultural heritage of a nation. Due to natural or man-made disasters, we see a loss of many historic buildings which are to be passed on to future generations. The digitization of these historical objects is very important to store these and prevent them from getting extinct. The digital preservation of various visual arts like paintings, sculptures, and ancient architectural buildings is the key technology till date to preserve the culture of a nation. This paper shows various methods of storing the historic objects by using scanners through the concept of reverse engineering. Using reverse engineering the shortcomings in the documentation can be improved. The work is concerned with preserving the cultural heritage by making the digital copy of the object and to reuse the data, when needed. When there is a need of a particular model of the past they can be revived without any loss in their heritage. The main objective of this paper is to show how to use reverse engineering method to digitalize the characteristics of the old artifacts which are considered national treasure.

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