An Exact Formula for Calculating Inverse Radial Lens Distortions

This article presents a new approach to calculating the inverse of radial distortions. The method presented here provides a model of reverse radial distortion, currently modeled by a polynomial expression, that proposes another polynomial expression where the new coefficients are a function of the o...

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Main Authors: Pierre Drap, Julien Lefèvre
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/6/807
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description This article presents a new approach to calculating the inverse of radial distortions. The method presented here provides a model of reverse radial distortion, currently modeled by a polynomial expression, that proposes another polynomial expression where the new coefficients are a function of the original ones. After describing the state of the art, the proposed method is developed. It is based on a formal calculus involving a power series used to deduce a recursive formula for the new coefficients. We present several implementations of this method and describe the experiments conducted to assess the validity of the new approach. Such an approach, non-iterative, using another polynomial expression, able to be deduced from the first one, can actually be interesting in terms of performance, reuse of existing software, or bridging between different existing software tools that do not consider distortion from the same point of view.
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spelling doaj.art-b21f00783848436486d486b1be60df452022-12-22T04:00:18ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-06-0116680710.3390/s16060807s16060807An Exact Formula for Calculating Inverse Radial Lens DistortionsPierre Drap0Julien Lefèvre1Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, ENSAM, Université De Toulon, LSIS UMR 7296, Domaine Universitaire de Saint-Jérôme, Bâtiment Polytech, Avenue Escadrille Normandie-Niemen, Marseille 13397, FranceAix-Marseille Université, CNRS, ENSAM, Université De Toulon, LSIS UMR 7296, Domaine Universitaire de Saint-Jérôme, Bâtiment Polytech, Avenue Escadrille Normandie-Niemen, Marseille 13397, FranceThis article presents a new approach to calculating the inverse of radial distortions. The method presented here provides a model of reverse radial distortion, currently modeled by a polynomial expression, that proposes another polynomial expression where the new coefficients are a function of the original ones. After describing the state of the art, the proposed method is developed. It is based on a formal calculus involving a power series used to deduce a recursive formula for the new coefficients. We present several implementations of this method and describe the experiments conducted to assess the validity of the new approach. Such an approach, non-iterative, using another polynomial expression, able to be deduced from the first one, can actually be interesting in terms of performance, reuse of existing software, or bridging between different existing software tools that do not consider distortion from the same point of view.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/6/807radial distortiondistortion correctionpower series
spellingShingle Pierre Drap
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An Exact Formula for Calculating Inverse Radial Lens Distortions
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radial distortion
distortion correction
power series
title An Exact Formula for Calculating Inverse Radial Lens Distortions
title_full An Exact Formula for Calculating Inverse Radial Lens Distortions
title_fullStr An Exact Formula for Calculating Inverse Radial Lens Distortions
title_full_unstemmed An Exact Formula for Calculating Inverse Radial Lens Distortions
title_short An Exact Formula for Calculating Inverse Radial Lens Distortions
title_sort exact formula for calculating inverse radial lens distortions
topic radial distortion
distortion correction
power series
url http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/6/807
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