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- Patent Title: Method and device for calibrating a 3D TOF camera system
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Application No.: US13450940Application Date: 2012-04-19
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Publication No.: US09726754B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Javier Massanell , Volker Frey , Thomas May
- Applicant: Javier Massanell , Volker Frey , Thomas May
- Applicant Address: DE Essen
- Assignee: ifm electronic GmbH
- Current Assignee: ifm electronic GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Essen
- Agency: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
- Priority: DE102009046124 20091028
- Main IPC: H04N17/00
- IPC: H04N17/00 ; G01S7/497 ; G01S17/36 ; G01S17/93

Abstract:
A method for calibrating a three dimensional time-of-flight camera system mounted on a device, includes determining at a first instant a direction vector relating to an object; determining an expected direction vector and expected angle for the object to be measured at a second instant with reference to the device's assumed trajectory and optical axis of the camera; determining a current direction vector and current angle at the second instant; determining an error represented by a difference between the current direction vector and the expected direction vector; and using the error to correct the assumed direction of the main optical axis of the camera system such that said error is substantially eliminated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120206575A1 Method and Device for Calibrating a 3D TOF Camera System Public/Granted day:2012-08-16
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