Abstract:
Poses of a movable camera relative to an environment are obtained by determining point correspondences from a set of initial images and then applying 2-point motion estimation to the point correspondences to determine a set of initial poses of the camera. A point cloud is generated from the set of initial poses and the point correspondences. Then, for each next image, the point correspondences and corresponding poses are determined, while updating the point cloud.
Abstract:
Poses of a movable camera relative to an environment are obtained by determining point correspondences from a set of initial images and then applying 2-point motion estimation to the point correspondences to determine a set of initial poses of the camera. A point cloud is generated from the set of initial poses and the point correspondences. Then, for each next image, the point correspondences and corresponding poses are determined, while updating the point cloud.
Abstract:
A three-dimensional (3D) location of a reflection point of a ray between a point in a scene (PS) and a center of projection (COP) of a camera of a catadioptric system is determined. The catadioptric system is non-central and includes the camera and a reflector, wherein a surface of the reflector is a quadric surface rotationally symmetric around an axis of symmetry. The 3D location of the reflection point is determined based on a law of reflection, an equation of the reflector, and an equation describing a reflection plane defined by the COP, the PS, and a point of intersection of a normal to the reflector at the reflection point with the axis of symmetry.
Abstract:
Embodiment of invention discloses a system and a method for determining a three-dimensional (3D) location of a folding point of a ray between a point in a scene (PS) and a center of projection (COP) of a camera of a catadioptric system. One embodiment maps the catadioptric system, including 3D locations of the PS and the COP on a two-dimensional (2D) plane defined by an axis of symmetry of a folding optical element and the PS to produce a conic and 2D locations of the PS and COP on the 2D plane, and determines a 2D location of the folding point on the 2D plane based on the conic, the 2D locations of the PS and the COP. Next, the embodiment determines the 3D location of the folding point from the 2D location of the folding point on the 2D plane.
Abstract:
Three-dimensional data are registered by selecting a first set of primitives from the data in a first coordinate system, wherein the first set of primitives includes at least one plane, at least one point, and a third primitive that is either a point or a plane, and selecting a second set of primitives from the data in a second coordinate system, wherein the second set of primitives includes at least one plane, at least one point, and a third primitive corresponding to the third primitive in the first set of primitives. Then, the planes are registered with each other, as are the points, to obtain registered primitives.
Abstract:
A three-dimensional (3D) location of a reflection point of a ray between a point in a scene (PS) and a center of projection (COP) of a camera of a catadioptric system is determined. The catadioptric system is non-central and includes the camera and a reflector, wherein a surface of the reflector is a quadric surface rotationally symmetric around an axis of symmetry. The 3D location of the reflection point is determined based on a law of reflection, an equation of the reflector, and an equation describing a reflection plane defined by the COP, the PS, and a point of intersection of a normal to the reflector at the reflection point with the axis of symmetry.
Abstract:
A single camera acquires an input image of a scene as observed in an array of spheres, wherein pixels in the input image corresponding to each sphere form a sphere image. A set of virtual cameras are defined for each sphere on a line joining a center of the sphere and a center of projection of the camera, wherein each virtual camera has a different virtual viewpoint and an associated cone of rays, appearing as a circle of pixels on its virtual image plane. A projective texture mapping of each sphere image is applied to all of the virtual cameras on the virtual image plane to produce a virtual camera image comprising circle of pixels. Each virtual camera image for each sphere is then projected to a refocusing geometry using a refocus viewpoint to produce a wide-angle lightfield view, which are averaged to produce a refocused wide-angle image.
Abstract:
A pose of an object is estimated by first defining a set of pair features as pairs of geometric primitives, wherein the geometric primitives include oriented surface points, oriented boundary points, and boundary line segments. Model pair features are determined based on the set of pair features for a model of the object. Scene pair features are determined based on the set of pair features from data acquired by a 3D sensor, and then the model pair features are matched with the scene pair features to estimate the pose of the object.
Abstract:
A visual hull for a 3D object is generated by using a set of silhouettes extracted from a set of images. First, a set of convex polyhedra is generated as a coarse 3D model of the object. Then for each image, the convex polyhedra are refined by projecting them to the image and determining the intersections with the silhouette in the image. The visual hull of the object is represented as union of the convex polyhedra.
Abstract:
Three-dimensional data are registered by selecting a first set of primitives from the data in a first coordinate system, wherein the first set of primitives includes at least one plane, at least one point, and a third primitive that is either a point or a plane, and selecting a second set of primitives from the data in a second coordinate system, wherein the second set of primitives includes at least one plane, at least one point, and a third primitive corresponding to the third primitive in the first set of primitives. Then, the planes are registered with each other, as are the points, to obtain registered primitives.