Abstract
The concept of a "conical panorama" was introduced in an earlier paper, involving the view of an oblique down-look camera rotating about an axis, either directly through or at some distance from the center of projection. This provides the framework 1) to analyze multi-camera realizations developed for various underwater visual tasks, and 2) to develop methods for the computation of visual motion that are more robust relative to processing of images covering a finite field of view. This paper presented a stereo conical imaging system, comprising 12 cameras with relatively large overlap between pairs of neighboring cameras. This panoramic stereovision system is targeted for 3-D visualization and improved scene reconstruction by utilizing correspondences in more than 2 views of the scene at modest distances. The calibration of the system is addressed, and experimental results demonstrate the potential in the use of this system for 3-D mapping.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2303-2308 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Oceans Conference Record (IEEE) |
Volume | 4 |
State | Published - Dec 1 2003 |
Event | Celebrating the Past... Teaming Toward the Future - San Diego, CA., United States Duration: Sep 22 2003 → Sep 26 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography