Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 1, 0111024(2020)

Improved Correction Algorithm for Harmonic- and Intensity-Related Errors in Time-of-Flight Cameras

Bin Jiang and Xiangliang Jin*
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  • School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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    Signal processing of TOF cameras
    Cubic B-spline fitting curve in depth error fitting surface
    Harmonic- and intensity-related errors measured by TOF simulation ranging camera. (a) Harmonic-related error; (b) intensity-related errors for different reflectivity targets
    Depth error of plates with different reflectivity, respectively corrected by the two models at the same depth. (a) 1.8 m; (b) 2.9 m; (c) 4.1 m; (d) 5.5 m
    Actual position depth images of face. (a) 3D depth image; (b) depth color image
    Light intensity image and depth color image measured by TOF camera. (a) Measured light intensity image; (b) measured depth image
    Depth images corrected by the two models. (a) Traditional model; (b) improved model
    • Table 1. Partial raw depth deviation data measured by TOF camera in related references[5-6,22
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      Table 1. Partial raw depth deviation data measured by TOF camera in related references[5-6,22
      Reference depth /mDeviation /mmReference depth /mDeviation /mm
      20%52%80%30%
      2.0-51.7-16.4-3.90.925.3
      2.5-52.8-20-11.61.135.0
      3.0-26.9-7.2-3.31.332.4
      3.57.1-1-5.41.737.2
      4.056.39.6-1.2
      4.5226.767.940.3

    • Table 2. Average correction error and standard deviation of two models under the same reflectance

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      Table 2. Average correction error and standard deviation of two models under the same reflectance

      Correction modelMean Error /mmStandard deviation /mm
      25%45%60%75%25%45%60%75%
      Traditional model5.585.756.116.453.633.564.184.82
      Improved model1.871.821.681.891.281.301.141.40
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    Paper Information

    Category: Special Issue on Computational Optical Imaging

    Received: Aug. 30, 2019

    Accepted: Nov. 18, 2019

    Published Online: Jan. 6, 2020

    The Author Email: Jin Xiangliang (jinxl@hunnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.0111024

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