Section: Software and Platforms

Mixed camera platform

We started to develop a multiple camera platform composed of both high-definition color cameras and low-resolution depth cameras. This platform combines the advantages of the two camera types. On one side, depth (time-of-flight) cameras provide relatively accurate 3D scene information. On the other side, color cameras provide information allowing for high-quality rendering. The software package developed during the year 2011 contains the calibration of TOF cameras, alignment between TOF and color cameras, and image-based rendering. These software developments were performed in collaboration with the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology. The multi-camera platform and the basic software modules are products of 4D Views Solutions SAS, a start-up company issued from the PERCEPTION group.

Figure 1. The mixed multi-camera system composed of four TOF-stereo sensor units.