Spherical approximation for multiple cameras in motion estimation: Its applicability and advantages

Computer Vision and Image Understanding

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1068-1083

  Kim, Jun Sik ^a   Hwangbo, Myung ^a   Kanade, Takeo ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Camera calibration; Camera motion estimation; Multiple cameras; Spherical approximation; Structure from motion

Indexed keywords

CAMERA CALIBRATION; CAMERA MOTION ESTIMATION; MULTIPLE CAMERAS; SPHERICAL APPROXIMATION; STRUCTURE FROM MOTION;

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; ESTIMATION; MOTION ESTIMATION; SPHERES; VIDEO CAMERAS;

CAMERAS;

EID: 77956176002     PISSN: 10773142     EISSN: 1090235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cviu.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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