Real-Time Omnidirectional Image Sensors

  • Authors:
  • Yasushi Yagi;Masahiko Yachida

  • Affiliations:
  • The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Japan. yagi@am.sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp;Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Japan

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Computer Vision - Special Issue on Omni-Directional Research in Japan
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

Conventional T.V. cameras are limited in their field of view. A real-time omnidirectional camera which can acquire an omnidirectional (360 degrees) field of view at video rate and which could be applied in a variety of fields, such as autonomous navigation, telepresence, virtual reality and remote monitoring, is presented. We have developed three different types of omnidirectional image sensors, and two different types of multiple-image sensing systems which consist of an omnidirectional image sensor and binocular vision. In this paper, we describe the outlines and fundamental optics of our developed sensors and show examples of applications for robot navigation.