Robust Motion Estimation for Calibrated Cameras from Monocular Image Sequences

Authors: Wagner R.¹; Liu F.²; Donner K.³

Source: Computer Vision and Image Understanding, Volume 73, Number 2, February 1999 , pp. 258-268(11)

Publisher: Academic Press

Abstract:

A new computational approach to estimate the ego-motion of a camera from sets of point correspondences taken from a monocular image sequence is presented. The underlying theory is based on a decomposition of the complete set of model parameters into suitable subsets to be optimized separately; e.g., all stationary parameters concerning camera calibration are adjusted in advance (calibrated case). The first part of the paper is devoted to the description of the mathematical model, the so-called conic error model. In contrast to existing methods, the conic error model permits us to distinguish between feasible and nonfeasible image correspondences related to 3D object points in front of and behind the camera, respectively. Based on this “half-perspective” point of view, a well-balanced objective function is derived that encourages the proper detection of mismatches and distinct relative motions. In the second part, some results of tests featuring natural image sequences are presented and analyzed. The experimental study clearly shows that the numerical stability of the new approach is superior to that achieved by comparable methods in the calibrated case based on a “full-perspective” modeling and the related epipolar geometry. Accordingly, the accuracy of the resulting ego-motion estimation turns out to be excellent, even without any further temporal filtering. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.

Language: English

Document Type: Short communication

Affiliations: 1: Fakultät für Mathematik und Informatik, Universität Passau, Innstrasse 29, Passau, D-94032, Germany 2: BMW AG, FIZ, Abt. EW-1, Postfach 400240, München, D-80788, Germany 3: Fakultät für Mathematik und Informatik, Universität Passau, Innstrasse 29, Passau, D-94032, Germany

Publication date: 1999-02-01

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