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Residual error mitigation in multiview calibration

US10666926B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 18, 2018
Grant dateMay 26, 2020
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/10012
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Multiview calibration is essential for accurate three-dimensional computation. However, multiview calibration can not be accurate enough because of the tolerances required in some of the intrinsic and extrinsic parameters that are associated with the calibration process, along with fundamental imperfections that are associated with the manufacturing and assembly process itself. As a result, residual error in calibration is left over, with no known methods to mitigate such errors. Residual error mitigation is presented in this work to address the shortcomings that are associated with calibration of multiview camera systems. Residual error mitigation may be performed inline with a given calibration approach, or may be presented as a secondary processing step that is more application specific. Residual error mitigation aims at modifying the original parameters that have been estimated during an initial calibration process. These new, modified parameters are then used for triangulation and depth estimation of scene information. This approach also resolves parameter tolerances that are either too cumbersome to measure, or otherwise impossible to measure for practical stereo and multivie…

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