We introduce a number of new results in the context of multi-view geometry from general algebraic curves. We start with the derivation of the extended Kruppa's equations which are responsible for describing the epipolar constraint of two projections of a general (non-planar) algebraic curve. As part of the derivation of those constraints we address the issue of dimension analysis and as a result establish the minimal number of algebraic curves required for a solution of the epipolar geometry as a function of their degree and genus. We then establish new results on the reconstruction of general algebraic curves from multiple views. We address three different representations of curves: (i) the regular point representation for which we show that the reconstruction from two views of a curve of degree d admits two solutions, one of degree d and the other of degree d(d-1), (ii) the dual space representation (tangents) for which we derive a lower bound for the number of views necessary for reconstruction as a function of the curve degree and genus, and (iii) a new representation (to computer vision) based on the set of lines meeting the curve which does not require any curve fitting in image space, for which we also derive lower bounds for the number of views necessary for reconstruction as a function of the curve degree alone.
Multiple view geometry of non-planar algebraic curves
Proceedings Eighth IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision. ICCV 2001 ; 2 ; 181-186 vol.2
2001-01-01
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