2010 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Robust Radial Distortion from a Single Image
Authors : Faisal Bukhari, Matthew N. Dailey
Published in: Advances in Visual Computing
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Many computer vision algorithms rely on the assumption of the pinhole camera model, but lens distortion with off-the-shelf cameras is significant enough to violate this assumption. Many methods for radial distortion estimation have been proposed, but they all have limitations. Robust automatic radial distortion estimation from a single natural image would be extremely useful for some applications. We propose a new method for radial distortion estimation based on the plumb-line approach. The method works from a single image and does not require a special calibration pattern. It is based on Fitzgibbon’s division model, robust estimation of circular arcs, and robust estimation of distortion parameters. In a series of experiments on synthetic and real images, we demonstrate the method’s ability to accurately identify distortion parameters and remove radial distortion from images.