A self-calibration algorithm for cross array in the presence of mutual coupling

In this paper,a novel blind mutual coupling self-calibration algorithm especially tailored to cross array is proposed.This method compensates for the mutual coupling not only between sensors in each subarray but also between two subarrays.Exploiting the property of coupling matrix,the proposed method requires neither the calibration sources in known locations nor the multidimensional nonlinear search.This method can jointly estimate the DOAs of the incoming signals and the unknown mutual coupling coefficien...     

Robust metric calibration of non-linear camera lens distortion

Camera lens distortion is crucial to obtain the best performance cameral model. Up to now, different techniques exist, which try to minimize the calibration error using different lens distortion models or computing them in different ways. Some compute lens distortion camera parameters in the camera calibration process together with the intrinsic and extrinsic ones. Others isolate the lens distortion calibration without using any template and basing the calibration on the deformation in the image of some features of the objects in the scene, like straight lines or circles. These lens distortion techniques which do not use any calibration template can be unstable if a complete camera lens distortion model is computed. They are named non-metric calibration or self-calibration methods.Traditionally a camera has been always best calibrated if metric calibration is done instead of self-calibration. This paper proposes a metric calibration technique which computes the camera lens distortion isolated from the camera calibration process under stable conditions, independently of the computed lens distortion model or the number of parameters. To make it easier to resolve, this metric technique uses the same calibration template that will be used afterwards for the calibration process. Therefore, the best performance of the camera lens distortion calibration process is achieved, which is transferred directly to the camera calibration process.     

Revisiting Zhang's 1D calibration algorithm

In recent years, the camera calibration using 1D patterns has been studied and improved by researchers all over the world. However, the progress in that area has been mainly in the sense of reducing the restrictions to the 1D pattern movement. On the other hand, the method's accuracy still demands improvements. In the present paper, the original technique proposed by Zhang is revisited and we demonstrate that the method's accuracy can be significantly improved, simply by analyzing and reformulating the problem. The numerical conditioning can be improved if a simple data normalization is performed. Furthermore, a non-linear solution based on the Partitioned Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm is proposed. That solution takes advantage of the problem's particular structure to reduce the computational complexity of the original method and to improve the accuracy. Tests using both synthetic and real images demonstrate that the calibration method using 1D patterns can be applied in practice, with accuracy comparable to other already traditional methods.     

Analysis and evaluation of a general camera model

A versatile General Camera Model, GCM, has been developed, and is described in detail. The model is general in the sense that it can capture both fisheye and conventional as well as catadioptric cameras in a unified framework. The camera model includes efficient handling of non-central cameras as well as compensations for decentring distortion. A novel way of analysing radial distortion functions of camera models leads to a straightforward improvement of conventional models with respect to generality, accuracy and simplicity. Different camera models are experimentally compared for two cameras with conventional and fisheye lenses, and the results show that the overall performance is favourable for the GCM.     

基于OpenCV的改进两步法摄像机标定

采用改进两步法实现了摄像机的标定,并给出基于OpenCV算法,充分发挥了OpenCV的函数库功能。对两步标定法的改进是在原两步法得到摄像机参数值的基础上,用非线性优化算法对所有参数进一步优化,得到最终参数值,既提高了摄像机标定精度和计算效率,又无需对摄像机像面中心预标定,简化了标定过程。     

基于角点的监控摄像头干扰检测

提出一种新的实时检测摄像头干扰的方法,建立一种基于最小核值相似区SUSAN(Smallest Univalve Segment AssimilatingNucleus)角点的图像特征函数,由于干扰发生时相对的几帧图像与正常图像相比会发生显著变化,因此通过比较图像的特征函数值来检测干扰的发生。利用一种逻辑判断方法做到对突变和渐变干扰的全面检测,并且避免对无害行为的误检,使之更具鲁棒性。对比已有的方法,分别对不同场景及不同类型的摄像头遮挡和转动干扰进行了多组测试,实验结果显示,该方法明显优于其它算法,能够很好地检测出对摄像头的遮挡及转动干扰,并且很好地避免了对无害行为的误检。     

多波束天线通道幅相误差的自校正算法

多波束天线利用多信号分类(MUSIC)算法对目标参数进行精确估计时,存在多波束天线的通道幅度和相位误差的失配现象,使MUSIC算法的性能严重下降;针对基于MUSIC的数字波束通道不一致问题,给出了一种新的基于MUSIC算法的最小化代价函数的波束无源自校正算法,利用阵列结构的先验知识对接收数据进行预处理,得到校正矩阵后自校正,并根据多波束阵列天线形成网络天线实测参数,加入随机幅度和相位误差进行计算机模拟仿真,验证仿真算法的正确性。     

Shape Reconstruction and Camera Self-Calibration Using Cast Shadows and Scene Geometries

Recently, various techniques of shape reconstruction using cast shadows have been proposed. These techniques have the advantage that they can be applied to various scenes, including outdoor scenes, without using special devices. Previously proposed techniques usually require calibration of camera parameters and light source positions, and such calibration processes limit the range of application of these techniques. In this paper, we propose a method to reconstruct 3D scenes even when the camera parameters or light source positions are unknown. The technique first recovers the shape with 4-DOF indeterminacy using coplanarities obtained by cast shadows of straight edges or visible planes in a scene, and then upgrades the shape using metric constraints obtained from the geometrical constraints in the scene. In order to circumvent the need for calibrations and special devices, we propose both linear and nonlinear methods in this paper. Experiments using simulated and real images verified the effectiveness of this technique.     

近景大视场角分区域标定方法研究

针对飞行试验测量视场大相机标定精度低的问题,提出一种高精度CCD相机分区域标定方法。该方法首先通过将标靶均匀布置在摄像机视场内,使得标靶尽可能均匀错落地充满整个视场范围,再结合人眼判读的方式求解靶标的像面位置,最终与全站仪三维坐标形成精确的空间标定点集。接着,将像平面按横向方向等间距分割成Ｎ个区域,并结合后方交会的方法分别对每个子区域进行相机参数的计算。实验结果表明：经过分区域标定,相机采集点的总误差比单区域标定法降低了4％(Ｎ＝3)。算法可实现指定区域的相机参数计算,基本满足中高等精度的工业测量要求。所本文研究可应用于位置相对固定不变的工业视觉测量,特别是大工件测量领域。     

WSNS中基于箱线图的误差自校正定位算法

针对基于接收信号强度指示(RSSI)的无线传感器网络(WSNs)节点定位技术易受环境影响、算法运算量大等问题,提出一种基于箱线图的误差自校正定位算法.该算法采用箱线图法处理测距过程中的异常RSSI值,利用自校正最小二乘法消除测距误差进而实现节点定位.仿真和实验结果表明,该算法可以有效抑制异常RSSI值,显著提高节点定位的准确性和稳定性,而且无需建立复杂的数据传播模型或构造RSSI位置指纹分布图.