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@MISC{Hua_ahigh-resolution,
author = {Hong Hua and Narendra Ahuja},
title = {A High-Resolution Panoramic Camera},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Wide field of view (FOV) and high resolution are two desirable properties in many vision-based applications such as tele-conferencing, surveillance, and robot navigation. In some applications such as 30 reconstruction and rendering, it is also desired that all viewing directions share a single viewpoint, the entire FOV be imaged simultaneously, in real-time, and the depth offield be large. In this paper, we review such a panoramic camera proposed by NaIwa in 1996 that uses reflections off planar mirrors to achieve the jirst four of the uforementioned capabilities. He uses a single mirror pyramid (SW) and a number ofcameras that point to the individual pyramid faces. Together the cameras yield a visual,field having a width of 360 degrees and a height same as that of the individual cameras. We propose a double mirror-pyramid (DMP) design that still achieves a 360-degree FO V horizontally but doubles the vertical FOV. It retains the other three capabilities namely high resolution, a single apparent viewpoint across the entire FOV, and real-time panoramic capture. We speciJL the visua1,field mapping @om the scene to the sensor realized by the proposed camera. Finally, an implementation of the proposed DMP design is described and examples of preliminary panoramic images obtained are included. 1.
Keyphrases
high-resolution panoramic camera entire fov high resolution single viewpoint many vision-based application desirable property preliminary panoramic image depth offield uforementioned capability dmp design panoramic camera planar mirror real-time panoramic capture robot navigation individual camera direction share single mirror pyramid individual pyramid single apparent viewpoint 360-degree fo double mirror-pyramid vertical fov field mapping wide field
