Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 54, Issue 8, 20250201(2025)

A joint calibration method of stereo vision and laser rangefinder

Shuai ZHI1,2,3, Shihao HAN1,2, Guopeng DING1,2, Haodong YAN1,2, Yonghe ZHANG1,2, and Zhencai ZHU1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201304, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Satellite Digitization Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(15)
    System of stereo vision and laser rangefinder measurement
    Model of stereo vision imaging
    Schematic diagram of the laser spot
    The intensity of the edge of the pixel and the strength and area ratio at the both sides of edge
    Ideal image with straight edges
    Schematic diagram of the calibration of laser rangefinder and camera parameters
    (a) Diagram of the experimental scene; (b) Image acquisition interface
    (a) Effect of Gaussian noise on the centroid of circular spots on the calibration plate; (b) Effect of Gaussian noise on the centroid of laser spots
    Effect of Gaussian noise on the laser ranging value
    Calibration images with laser spot
    Results of sb-pixel edge extraction of laser spot
    • Table 1. Ture value of the simulation

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      Table 1. Ture value of the simulation

      ParameterValue
      Intrinsic matrix$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {5\;802.798\;086}&0&0 \\ 0&{5\;806.108\;675}&0 \\ {967.193\;004}&{650.594\;893}&1 \end{array}} \right] $
      ${O_L}$(Position of Laser emitting port)$ \left[ {147.484\;670\quad 12.949\;710 \quad - 65.249\;151} \right] $
      ${P_L}$( Laser spot direction vector)$ \left[ {0.074\;984\quad - 0.016\;447\quad 0.997\;049} \right] $
    • Table 2. Comparison of centroid extraction results of various algorithms of the left camera

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      Table 2. Comparison of centroid extraction results of various algorithms of the left camera

      AlgorithmsRMSE/pixelSSE/pixel2
      Gaussian fitting0.06320.1519
      Gray centroid0.06310.1513
      Edge fitting0.06150.1437
      Proposed0.04300.0662
    • Table 3. Stability of external calibration parameters

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      Table 3. Stability of external calibration parameters

      ParameterX/mmY/mmZ/mm
      Std0.07750.07070.1000
      MSE0.00600.00500.0100
      Max148.313914.142277.2991
      Min147.608613.861776.6088
      Mean value148.087414.122977.0247
    • Table 4. Calibration results of external parameters

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      Table 4. Calibration results of external parameters

      ParameterValue
      Intrinsic matrixof left camera$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{{5\;869.308\;107}}}&0&0 \\ 0&{{{5\;869.896\;320}}}&0 \\ {{{947.435\;660}}}&{{{594.627\;724}}}&1 \end{array}} \right] $
      Distortion ofleft camerak1=−0.270168, k2=11.112784
      Intrinsic matrixof right camera$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{{5\;893.289\;430}}}&0&0 \\ 0&{{{5\;894.241\;201}}}&0 \\ {{{945.649\;687}}}&{{{602.076\;067}}}&1 \end{array}} \right] $
      Distortion ofright camerak1=−0.175948, k2=6.833159
      Rotation matrix(Right to left)$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {0.992\;35{{5}}}&{ - 0.000\;78{{9}}}&{ - 0.123\;41{{6}}} \\ {0.000\;698}&{0.999\;99{{9}}}&{ - 0.000\;777} \\ {0.123\;41{{7}}}&{0.000\;685}&{0.992\;35{{5}}} \end{array}} \right] $
      Translation matrix$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{{250.893}}}&{{{0.266}}}&{{{ - 15.746}}} \end{array}} \right] $
      ${O_L}$$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{{147}}{{.906}}}&{{{14}}{{.046}}}&{{{ - 76}}{{.826}}} \end{array}} \right] $
      ${P_L}$$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {0.075}&{ - 0.016}&{0.997} \end{array}} \right] $
      Reprojection error/pixel$ {R_{error - l}} $=0.2307$ {R_{error - r}} $=0.2234
      Modified reprojection error/pixel$ {R_{error - lm}} $=0.1804$ {R_{error - rm}} $=0.1665
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    Category: 光电测量

    Received: Mar. 31, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 29, 2025

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20250201

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