Compensation for multipath in tof camera measurements supported by photometric calibration and environment integration

Authors:
Stefan Fuchs;Michael Suppa;Olaf Hellwich
Affiliations:
DLR, Robotics and Mechatronics Center, Weßling, Germany;DLR, Robotics and Mechatronics Center, Weßling, Germany;Computer Vision & Remote Sensing, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Venue:
ICVS'13 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Computer Vision Systems
Year:
2013

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Abstract

Multipath is a prominent phenomenon in Time-of-Flight camera images and distorts the measurements by several centimetres. It troubles applications that demand for high accuracy, such as robotic manipulation or mapping. This paper addresses the photometric processes that cause multipath interference. It formulates an improved multipath model and designs a compensation process in order to correct the multipath-related errors. A calibration of the ToF illumination supports the process. The proposed approach, moreover, allows to include an environment model. The positive impact of this process is demonstrated.