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Correcting distortion in an imaging system using parametric motion estimation

US6597816B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 1998
Grant dateJul 22, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/145
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Distortion correction in an imaging system using parametric motion estimation. Parametric motion estimation is used to correct for geometric lens distortion and illumination changes. Models for geometric lens distortion and different illumination models are presented, as is a method for an iterative linearising method of solving the resulting sets of nonlinear equations.

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