title: A simple rectification method for linear multi-baseline stereovision system.
abstract: The linear multi-baseline stereo system introduced by the CMU-RI group has been proven to be a very effective and robust stereovision system. However, most traditional stereo rectification algorithms are all designed for binocular stereovision system, and so, cannot be applied to a linear multi-baseline system. This paper presents a simple and intuitional method that can simultaneously rectify all the cameras in a linear multi-baseline system. Instead of using the general 8-parameter homography transform, a two-step virtual rotation method is applied for rectification, which results in a more specific transform that has only 3 parameters, and more stability. Experimental results for real stereo images showed the presented method is efficient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Information and Electronics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China. duxin@dial.zju.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Hong-dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei-kang
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Gu