Novel calibration method for non-overlapping multiple vision sensors based on 1D target

Abstract The global calibration of multiple vision sensors (MVS) with non-overlapping views has been widely studied. In this paper, a novel calibration method for MVS with non-overlapping fields of view based on 1D target is presented. First, two neighboring vision sensors are selected. The rotation matrix between the two vision sensors is computed using the co-linearity property of the feature points on 1D target. Then the translation vector is computed according to the known distances between feature points on 1D target. The global calibration of all vision sensors is realized by repeating the above pair-wise calibration on different pairs of vision sensors. Due to the small volume and mobility of 1D target, the proposed global calibration method can be applied to vision sensors distributed in a large area or narrow space. Experiment results show that the RMS error of global calibration is within 0.060 mm.

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