Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 18, 1804004(2022)

Multicylinder Projection Stitching Method of Multicamera Panoramic System

Hongxia Cui1、*, Xueying Wang1、**, Ziwei Zhao1, and Fangfei Zhang2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Information Science and Technology, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, Liaoning, China
  • 2China Electronics Technology Taiji (Group) Co., Ltd., Beijing 100083, China
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    Eight-combination panoramic camera system. (a) Top view of panoramic camera; (b) vector relation diagram;(c) strict cylindrical projection model figure
    Transformation diagram from panoramic plane coordinate system to panoramic cylindrical coordinate system
    Overlapping architecture of panoramic camera system
    Panoramic camera system architecture
    Single-cylinder and multiple cylinders panoramic stitching methods. (a) r=3989.4 mm; (b) r1=1510 mm, r2=2300 mm, r3=2900 mm, r4=2300 mm, r5=1480 mm, r6=2100 mm, r7=2930 mm, r8=2780 mm
    Panoramic images from direct and indirect methods. (a) Direct method; (b) indirect method
    • Table 1. Relative orientation elements of combined cameras

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      Table 1. Relative orientation elements of combined cameras

      Cameraα /(°)β /(°)γ /(°)X /cmY /cmZ /cm
      Camera 10000.02384.09500.3325
      Cameras 1-2-0.02480.6691-0.02853.22732.52201.1306
      Cameras 2-30.08380.63870.08024.8675-1.00911.6011
      Cameras 3-4-0.02100.85550.07153.0778-4.33220.8516
      Cameras 4-5-0.05050.70160.02340.9727-5.1819-0.5938
      Cameras 5-6-0.04850.51060.0760-4.8667-1.5885-1.2025
      Cameras 6-70.11190.7537-0.0580-3.07301.3413-1.7926
      Cameras 7-80.01160.70060.0207-2.28404.15360.6732
    • Table 2. Projection error of methods A and B

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      Table 2. Projection error of methods A and B

      CameraRMSE in x directionRMSE in y directionTotal RMSE in x and y directionsMax error in x directionMax error in y direction
      A (1-2)1.860.221.873.08398440.8300781
      B (1-2)0.180.200.260.63012690.5999023
      A (2-3)1.530.201.542.85202030.6999512
      B (2-3)0.170.160.230.60009760.5998535
      A (3-4)1.210.161.222.80999760.7309875
      B (3-4)0.090.150.170.54003900.4454994
      A (4-5)1.470.191.482.07699580.8701172
      B (4-5)0.160.150.220.65991210.5300293
      A (5-6)1.970.211.984.20098900.9804687
      B (5-6)0.200.190.270.87988280.6479502
      A (6-7)1.620.171.633.09597780.9199219
      B (6-7)0.190.160.250.68800350.6389770
      A (7-8)1.140.131.151.75399780.7353958
      B (7-8)0.070.130.140.49420160.6752014
      A (8-1)1.190.151.201.97097780.7695312
      B (8-1)0.080.140.160.57454300.6852951
    • Table 3. Comparison of image mosaic efficiency

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      Table 3. Comparison of image mosaic efficiency

      SceneMethodTime-consuming /s
      Cameras 1-2Cameras 2-3Cameras 3-4Cameras 4-5Cameras 5-6Cameras 6-7Cameras 7-8
      SIFT2.83273.28342.70983.25432.85343.19273.2734
      OpenCV0.50600.51090.58740.56470.54590.57740.5521
      Ours0.05380.05340.05720.05280.05320.05280.0542
      SIFT4.01274.58924.23844.23844.92034.12944.3038
      OpenCV0.78290.79680.73750.72830.77360.72050.7710
      Ours0.05930.05880.05410.05670.05020.05640.0512
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    Hongxia Cui, Xueying Wang, Ziwei Zhao, Fangfei Zhang. Multicylinder Projection Stitching Method of Multicamera Panoramic System[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(18): 1804004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Measurement and metrology

    Received: Jan. 7, 2022

    Accepted: Feb. 18, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 5, 2022

    The Author Email: Cui Hongxia (cuihongxia@bhu.edu.cn), Wang Xueying (839039734@qq.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.1804004

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