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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2015.26.1.044

The Study of Gigapixel Camera Technology and the Stunning High-Resolution Gigapixel Image Created by Utilizing a Robotic Panoramic Head and an Image-Stitching Technique  

Choi, Yeon Chan (Department of Computer, Communications, and Unmanned Technology, Hannam University)
Moon, Hee Jun (Department of Computer, Communications, and Unmanned Technology, Hannam University)
Kim, Dong Young (Department of Computer, Communications, and Unmanned Technology, Hannam University)
Ryu, Jae Yun (Department of Computer, Communications, and Unmanned Technology, Hannam University)
Shin, Ye Rang (Department of Computer, Communications, and Unmanned Technology, Hannam University)
Rim, Cheon-Seog (Department of Computer, Communications, and Unmanned Technology, Hannam University)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.26, no.1, 2015 , pp. 44-53 More about this Journal
Abstract
Since the technology of current image sensors is limited to the megapixel class, it is necessary to use an image-stitching technique to create a gigapixel image from hundreds or thousands of photos taken by a megapixel image sensor. In this paper, we investigate the entire process of gigapixel camera technology employing a robotic panoramic head plus a stitching technique, and analyze the gigapixel camera technologies of Duke University and BAE Systems from the viewpoint of optical design structure. Hopefully this knowledge will lead to a new optical structure for a gigapixel camera. Meanwhile, we also perceive the need for additional image processing to reduce the noise of photos with a background of fog and mist, taken far from the camera lens.
Keywords
Robot panoramic head; Stitching; Parallax; Gigapixel; Gigapixel camera;
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