Title :
Improvement of image alignment using camera attitude information
Author :
Rzhanov, I. ; Huff, L. ; Cutter, G.R.
Author_Institution :
Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping, New Hampshire Univ., Durham, NH, USA
Abstract :
We discuss a proposed technique for incorporation of information from a variety of sensors in a video imagery processing pipeline. The auxiliary information allows one to simplify computations, effectively reducing the number of independent parameters in the transformation model. The mosaics produced by this technique are adequate for many applications, in particular habitat mapping. The algorithm, demonstrated through simulations and hardware configuration, is described in detail
Keywords :
biology computing; image reconstruction; oceanographic techniques; pipeline processing; sensors; video cameras; video signal processing; 3D scene reconstruction; attitude sensors; camera attitude information; habitat mapping; hand-held video camera; hardware configuration; image alignment; marine biological measurements; mosaics; seafloor images; seafloor mapping; simulations; transformation model; underwater imaging; video imagery processing pipeline; Cameras; Image reconstruction; Layout; Oceanographic techniques; Oceans; Optical imaging; Optical signal processing; Organisms; Sea floor; Sea measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Processing and its Applications, Sixth International, Symposium on. 2001
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6703-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISSPA.2001.950226
