Target-less auto-alignment of image sensors in a multi-camera system
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining a pixel shift between an image pair captured by image sensors, the method comprising:
- accessing a first image and a second image of the image pair captured at a substantially same time, the images comprising image data representative of an overlapping field of view between the image sensors;
determining edge magnitude and edge phase of the image data corresponding to the first image and the second image based on a luma component of the image data;
determining an edge length for each of a plurality of candidate edges identified based at least in part on the determined edge magnitude and edge phase of the image data;
identifying, by one or more processors, one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the first image and the second image by selecting candidate edges of the plurality having determined edge lengths greater than an edge length threshold;
matching the identified one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the first image to the identified one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the second image; and
determining a pixel shift between the image pair based, at least in part, on the matching of edges.
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Abstract
A pair of cameras having an overlapping field of view is aligned based on images captured by image sensors of the pair of cameras. A pixel shift is identified between the images. Based on the identified pixel shift, a calibration is applied to one or both of the pair of cameras. To determine the pixel shift, the camera applies correlation methods including edge matching. Calibrating the pair of cameras may include adjusting a read window on an image sensor. The pixel shift can also be used to determine a time lag, which can be used to synchronize subsequent image captures.
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining a pixel shift between an image pair captured by image sensors, the method comprising:
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accessing a first image and a second image of the image pair captured at a substantially same time, the images comprising image data representative of an overlapping field of view between the image sensors; determining edge magnitude and edge phase of the image data corresponding to the first image and the second image based on a luma component of the image data; determining an edge length for each of a plurality of candidate edges identified based at least in part on the determined edge magnitude and edge phase of the image data; identifying, by one or more processors, one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the first image and the second image by selecting candidate edges of the plurality having determined edge lengths greater than an edge length threshold; matching the identified one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the first image to the identified one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the second image; and determining a pixel shift between the image pair based, at least in part, on the matching of edges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for determining a pixel shift between an image pair captured by image sensors, the instructions executable by a processor, the instructions comprising instructions for:
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accessing a first image and a second image of the image pair captured at a substantially same time, the images comprising image data representative of an overlapping field of view between the image sensors; determining edge magnitude and edge phase of the image data corresponding to the first image and the second image based on a luma component of the image data; determining an edge length for each of a plurality of candidate edges identified based at least in part on the determined edge magnitude and edge phase of the image data; identifying, by one or more processors, one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the first image and the second image by selecting candidate edges of the plurality having determined edge lengths greater than an edge length threshold; matching the identified one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the first image to the identified one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the second image; and determining a pixel shift between the image pair based, at least in part, on the matching of edges. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A camera system comprising an image sensor, at least one processor, and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for determining a pixel shift between an image pair captured by image sensors including the image sensor, the instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions comprising instructions for:
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accessing a first image and a second image of the image pair captured at a substantially same time, the images comprising image data representative of an overlapping field of view between the image sensors; determining edge magnitude and edge phase of the image data corresponding to the first image and the second image based on a luma component of the image data; determining an edge length for each of a plurality of candidate edges identified based at least in part on the determined edge magnitude and edge phase of the image data; identifying, by one or more processors, one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the first image and the second image by selecting candidate edges of the plurality having determined edge lengths greater than an edge length threshold; matching the identified one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the first image to the identified one or more edges in the image data corresponding to the second image; and determining a pixel shift between the image pair based, at least in part, on the matching of edges. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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