A Simple Distortion Calibration method for Wide-Angle Lenses Based on Fringe-pattern Phase Analysis

TL;DR

This paper introduces a simple, automatic, and effective distortion calibration method for wide-angle lenses using fringe-pattern phase analysis, eliminating the need for complex models or projection systems.

Contribution

It proposes a novel fringe-pattern phase analysis technique for wide-angle lens calibration that is model-free, avoids projection shadows, and simplifies the calibration process.

Findings

The method accurately calibrates radial distortion without a distortion model.

Experimental results confirm the method's simplicity and effectiveness.

The approach is automatic and avoids alignment issues.

Abstract

A distortion calibration method for wide-angle lens is proposed based on fringe-pattern phase analysis. Firstly, according to the experimental result of the radial distortion of the image not related to the recording depth of field, but depending on the field of view angle of the wide-angle lens imaging system, two-dimensional image distortion calibration is need to be considered. Four standard sinusoidal fringe-patterns with phase shift step of , which are used as calibration templates, are shown on a Liquid Crystal Display screen, and captured by the wide-angle lens imaging system. A four-step phase-shifting method is employed to obtain the radial phase distribution of the distorted fringe-pattern. Wavelet analysis is applied for the analysis of the instantaneous frequency to show the fundamental frequency of the fringe-pattern in the central region being unchanged. Performing numerical calculation by the central 9 points of the central row of the fringe-pattern, we can get the undistorted radial phase distribution, so, the radial modulated phase is computed. Finally, the radial distortion distribution is determined according to the radial modulated phase. By employing a bilinear interpolation algorithm, the wide-angle lens image calibration is achieved. There is no need to establish any kind of image distortion model for the proposed method. There is no projecting system in the experimental apparatus, which avoids projection shadow problems, and no need to align with the center of the template for distortion measurement for the proposed method. Theoretical description, numerical simulation and experimental results show that the proposed method is simple, automatic and effective.