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This chapter introduces some basic concepts and ideas of computer vision, such as imaging geometry of cameras, single view geometry, and two-view geometry. In particular, the chapter presents two practical examples. One is on single view metrology, calibration, and reconstruction; the other is a hybrid method for reconstruction of structured scenes from two uncalibrated images.
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Wang, G., Wu, Q.M.J. (2011). Introduction to 3D Computer Vision. In: Guide to Three Dimensional Structure and Motion Factorization. Advances in Pattern Recognition. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-046-5_1
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