Range estimation with a panoramic visual sensor

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2144-2151

  Chahl, J S ^a   Srinivasan, M V ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTHAL VIEWING DIRECTION; IMAGE DEFORMATION; IMAGE TRANSLATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER VISION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SENSORS; INTERPOLATION; VIDEO CAMERAS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031232838     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.002144     Document Type: Article

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