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Binocular camera resetting method and binocular camera resetting apparatus

US9706188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2014
Grant dateJul 11, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N13/246
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a binocular camera resetting method and a binocular camera resetting apparatus, wherein the binocular camera resetting method comprises: obtaining a first image and a second image photographed by two cameras at the same time respectively after completing a rough adjustment of the two cameras; calculating a relative rotation angle between optical axes of the two cameras using a plurality of feature points of the first image acquired by one of the two cameras and the feature points of the second image acquired by the other one of the two cameras; controlling one of the two cameras to rotate the relative rotation angle to parallelize the optical axes of the rotated camera and the other camera; and adjusting a spaced distance between the two cameras to a preset distance.

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