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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2013
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
An-Chun Luo, Taichung, TW;
Hong-Tu Yu, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Hsiang Yu, Hsinchu, TW;
Kun-Lung Tseng, New Taipei, TW;
Chung-Wei Lin, Tainan, TW;
Wei-Hao Huang, Tainan, TW;
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A stereo camera apparatus including an image capturing device, an optical axis controlling module and a calculating module is provided. The image capturing device is suitable for obtaining a stereo image, and the image capturing device includes a plurality of image capturing units. The optical axis controlling module is coupled to the image capturing device. The calculating module is coupled to the image capturing device and the optical axis controlling module, wherein the calculating module calculates a calibration condition according to the stereo image. The optical axis controlling module adjusts directions of imaging optical axes of the image capturing units. After being adjusted by the optical axis controlling modules, the imaging optical axes of the image capturing units are aligned. Besides, a self-calibration apparatus and a method of calibration are also provided.