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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/JOSK.2010.14.3.245

Image-processing Based Panoramic Camera Employing Single Fisheye Lens  

Kweon, Gyeong-Il (Nanophotonics Co., Ltd.)
Choi, Young-Ho (Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Honam University)
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Journal of the Optical Society of Korea / v.14, no.3, 2010 , pp. 245-259 More about this Journal
Abstract
We have developed mathematically precise image-processing algorithms for extracting panoramic images from fisheye images. Furthermore, we have successfully built a DSP-based panoramic camera employing single fisheye lens.
Keywords
Image processing; Fisheye lens; Panorama; Cylindrical projection; Mercator projection;
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