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A setup for panoramic stereo imaging

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In this paper, based on the proposed basic implementation of circular projection, a multi-camera setup which can be used for panoramic stereo imaging is presented. Firstly, we get multiple stereo pairs instantly by fixing multiple cameras on the proposed setup, which is an approximate implementation of circular projection. We then prove that the influence on the resultant stereo pairs generated by this approximate setup is slight based on similar triangles and structural similarity (SSIM). With these stereo pairs, the automatic panoramic image stitching algorithm is applied to generate panoramas for both eyes. In addition, with reasonable distance between cameras and the scene, physical dimensions of this setup are given. Finally, experimental results demonstrate that our scheme can be used to generate cylindrical stereo panoramic image with proper scene depth, which can provide viewers with distinguishing stereoscopic experience. The device can be installed on the mobile equipment and captures panoramic stereo image in a moment without stopping. In the future, the proposed setup can be used in the field of network navigation, video monitor and virtual reality.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 61471262, by National 863 Program (No. 2012AA03A301), and by Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (No. 20110032110029, 20130032110010)and Key Projects in the Tianjin Science & Technology Pillar Program (grant 11ZCKFGX02000).

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  1. School of Electronic Information Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Cheng Zhang, Chunping Hou, Xiaoyan Wang & Zhiyuan Wang

  2. Science and Technology Development Department, Tianjin Navigation Instrument Research Institute, Tianjin, 300131, China

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Zhang, C., Hou, C., Wang, X. et al. A setup for panoramic stereo imaging. Multimed Tools Appl 75, 6945–6962 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-015-2621-6

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