Multi-eye image pickup apparatus, and method and apparatus for measuring or recognizing three-dimensional shape
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1. A multi-eye image pickup apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of image pickup means set at a predetermined angle of convergence, each for picking up an image of a desired object;
a plurality of motion vector extracting means provided corresponding to said image pickup means, each for extracting a motion vector of said object between predetermined frames from images obtained in time series by the corresponding image pickup means;
stereoscopic parallax extracting means for extracting a stereoscopic parallax of said object between said predetermined frames from images obtained in time series from said respective image pickup means; and
means for obtaining a final motion vector of said object between said predetermined frames from motion vectors extracted by said respective motion vector extracting means and the stereoscopic parallax extracted by said stereoscopic parallax extracting means.
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Abstract
An apparatus is arranged to have two cameras set at a predetermined angle of convergence, image motion vector extracting portions each for extracting motion vectors between predetermined frames from images obtained in time series from the respective cameras, a stereoscopic parallax extracting portion for extracting a stereoscopic parallax between the predetermined frames, and a portion for obtaining final motion vectors or distance information from the motion vectors extracted by the respective motion vector extracting portions and the stereoscopic parallax extracted by the stereoscopic parallax extracting portion.
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26 Claims
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1. A multi-eye image pickup apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of image pickup means set at a predetermined angle of convergence, each for picking up an image of a desired object; a plurality of motion vector extracting means provided corresponding to said image pickup means, each for extracting a motion vector of said object between predetermined frames from images obtained in time series by the corresponding image pickup means; stereoscopic parallax extracting means for extracting a stereoscopic parallax of said object between said predetermined frames from images obtained in time series from said respective image pickup means; and means for obtaining a final motion vector of said object between said predetermined frames from motion vectors extracted by said respective motion vector extracting means and the stereoscopic parallax extracted by said stereoscopic parallax extracting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A three-dimensional shape measuring method comprising:
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a step of performing a stereo distance-measuring method for measuring an object distance, using a plurality of images obtained when an object is taken from a plurality of different points of view; a step of performing a zoom distance-measuring method for measuring an object distance, using a plurality of time-serial images obtained when said object is taken at a plurality of different angles of view; and a step of measuring a three-dimensional shape of said object by combining a measurement result obtained by said stereo distance-measuring method with a measurement result obtained by said zoom distance-measuring method. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus comprising:
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image pickup means for picking up images of an object from a plurality of different points of view and at a plurality of different angles of view; stereo distance-measuring means for measuring an object distance, using a plurality of images obtained when said image pickup means takes said object from the plurality of points of view; zoom distance-measuring means for measuring an object distance, using a plurality of images obtained when said image pickup means takes said object at the plurality of angles of view; and integration measuring means for measuring a three-dimensional shape of said object, using a measurement result obtained by said stereo distance-measuring means and a measurement result obtained by said zoom distance-measuring means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A three-dimensional object shape recognizing method comprising:
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a step of recognizing an object by a multi-viewpoint image pickup method of a horizontal/vertical plane parallax type using a plurality of images input from different points of view at a same object distance; a step of recognizing an object by a multi-viewpoint image pickup method of a front-to-back parallax type using a plurality of images input from a same point of view at different object distances; and a step of taking a weighted mean integrally using recognition results of the three-dimensional object each obtained in said above steps. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A three-dimensional object shape recognizing apparatus comprising:
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recognizing means for recognizing an object by a multi-viewpoint image pickup method of a horizontal/vertical plane parallax type using a plurality of images input from different points of view at a same object distance; recognizing means for recognizing an object by a multi-viewpoint image pickup method of a front-to-back parallax type using a plurality of images input from a same point of view at different object distances; and integration processing means for taking a weighted mean of recognition results of the three-dimensional object obtained by said respective recognizing means. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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