J4 ›› 2011, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (4): 440-448.doi: 10.1016/S1672-6529(11)60049-8

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Bionic Mosaic Method of Panoramic Image Based on Compound Eye of Fly

Haipeng Chen1,2, Xuanjing Shen1,2, Xiaofei Li1,2, Yushan Jin1,2   

  1. 1. College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
    2. Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
  • 出版日期:2011-12-30
  • 通讯作者: Yushan Jin E-mail:Jinys@jlu.edu.cn

Bionic Mosaic Method of Panoramic Image Based on Compound Eye of Fly

Haipeng Chen1,2, Xuanjing Shen1,2, Xiaofei Li1,2, Yushan Jin1,2   

  1. 1. College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
    2. Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
  • Online:2011-12-30
  • Contact: Yushan Jin E-mail:Jinys@jlu.edu.cn

摘要:

To satisfy the requirements of real-time and high quality mosaics, a bionic compound eye visual system was designed by simulating the visual mechanism of a fly compound eye. Several CCD cameras were used in this system to imitate the small eyes of a compound eye. Based on the optical analysis of this system, a direct panoramic image mosaic algorithm was proposed. Several sub-images were collected by the bionic compound eye visual system, and then the system obtained the overlapping proportions of these sub-images and cut the overlap sections of the neighboring images. Thus, a panoramic image with a large field of view was directly mosaicked, which expanded the field and guaranteed the high resolution. The experimental results show that the time consumed by the direct mosaic algorithm is only 2.2% of that by the traditional image mosaic algorithm while guaranteeing mosaic quality. Furthermore, the proposed method effectively solved the problem of misalignment of the mosaic image and eliminated mosaic cracks as a result of the illumination factor and other factors. This method has better real-time properties compared to other methods.

关键词: bionic compound eye, panoramic image, image mosaic, direct mosaic algorithm

Abstract:

To satisfy the requirements of real-time and high quality mosaics, a bionic compound eye visual system was designed by simulating the visual mechanism of a fly compound eye. Several CCD cameras were used in this system to imitate the small eyes of a compound eye. Based on the optical analysis of this system, a direct panoramic image mosaic algorithm was proposed. Several sub-images were collected by the bionic compound eye visual system, and then the system obtained the overlapping proportions of these sub-images and cut the overlap sections of the neighboring images. Thus, a panoramic image with a large field of view was directly mosaicked, which expanded the field and guaranteed the high resolution. The experimental results show that the time consumed by the direct mosaic algorithm is only 2.2% of that by the traditional image mosaic algorithm while guaranteeing mosaic quality. Furthermore, the proposed method effectively solved the problem of misalignment of the mosaic image and eliminated mosaic cracks as a result of the illumination factor and other factors. This method has better real-time properties compared to other methods.

Key words: bionic compound eye, panoramic image, image mosaic, direct mosaic algorithm