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Calibration of Multi-camera Setups

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Synonyms

Multi-camera calibration

Related Concepts

Camera Calibration; Camera Parameters (Intrinsic, Extrinsic)

Definition

Calibration of multi-camera setups is a process to estimate parameters of cameras which are fixed in a setup. It usually refers to the process to find relative poses of the cameras in a single coordinate system under the assumption of known intrinsic camera parameters.

Background

Many computer vision methods including 3D reconstruction from stereo cameras utilize the multiple cameras in a system, assuming that the relative poses of cameras in a single coordinate system is already known. While the camera calibration using a planar pattern [1] simplifies calibration process for intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of each camera, estimating camera poses in a fixed global coordinate system is still required.

The term “multi-camera setup” includes many different camera configurations such as a stereo, inward-looking cameras, outward-looking cameras, or camera sensor...

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  1. Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Jun-Sik Kim

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  1. Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Katsushi Ikeuchi

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Kim, JS. (2014). Calibration of Multi-camera Setups. In: Ikeuchi, K. (eds) Computer Vision. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-31439-6_162

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