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This study describes a novel imaging system that can be used as a front end for a vision system for guidance of unmanned aerial vehicles. A single camera and a combination of three specially designed reflecting surfaces are used to provide (a) complete omnidirectional vision with no frontal blind zone and (b) stereo range within a frontal field. Important features are (i) the use of a single camera, which, apart from minimising cost, eliminates the need for alignment and calibration of multiple cameras; and (ii) a novel approach to stereoscopic range computation that uses a single camera and a circular baseline to overcome potential aperture problems.
Supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (grant no. STU 413/1-1), and by the Army Research Office through MAV MURI program (grant no. ARMY-W911NF0410176) with technical monitor as Dr. Gary Anderson.
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Stürzl, W., Srinivasan, M.V. (2005). Omnidirectional Vision with Frontal Stereo. In: Kropatsch, W.G., Sablatnig, R., Hanbury, A. (eds) Pattern Recognition. DAGM 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3663. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11550518_7
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