What is stereo camera baseline?
Baseline is the distance between 2 stereo camera. When you do stereo Calibration, the openCV method return R, T (rotation and translation between your cameras)
How do you do stereo vision?
Stereo vision is the computation of depth based on the binocular disparity between the images of an object in left and right eyes (Figure 1). This requires matching up features in the two eyes, that is, identifying features in the left and right retinas that are both images of the same point in the visual scene.
How to choose the dimensions of a stereo camera?
This guide explains how a stereo camera works and in turn aids in choosing the correct dimensions for a stereo camera for a target application. This guide only focuses on the geometrical treatment in the aim to keep the material short and simple.
How to select your stereo camera for your target application?
So, an optimal tuning of these parameters – baseline distance and focal length is the first critical step in choosing a stereo camera for your target application. As mentioned in the beginning of this blog there are other parameters that need consideration to complete that design but is not covered in this blog.
When do you need a machine vision camera?
When you are setting up a machine vision system, your choice of camera will depend on the objects that you want to inspect, the necessary speed, lighting and temperature, and available space. And not to forget—the system costs. For most applications in factory automation or the medical field you will need a machine vision camera.
When to use an area scan camera in a vision system?
Area-scan cameras are preferred when The output is a video stream to be displayed directly on a monitor The scene is contained within the sensor’s resolution The moving object will be illuminated with a strobe light to stop motion The image will be collected with a single triggered event The user desires the simplicity of area-scan configuration.