Glossy object pose estimation using a polarization imaging camera

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25730122
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Human interface and interaction
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: IKEDA SEI 大阪大学, 基礎工学研究科, 助教 (40432596)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 偏光イメージングカメラ / モデルベーストラッキング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we introduced a polarization imaging camera in pose estimation of a rigid 3D object. This camera has a different polarizer filter in front of each pixel of the image plane to obtain polarization information. We proposed a novel method for pose estimation using polarization direction which is independent of lighting environment and surface texture. We have conducted an experiment using a transparent object, which has opaque parts and glossy surface, in a dynamic lighting environment , and we have clarified the method can estimate the object pose more stably than conventional methods.

Free Research Field

コンピュータビジョン、複合現実感