Stereo Pinhole Camera: Assembly and experimental activities

Authors

  • Gilmário Barbosa Santos Departamento de Ciência da Computação, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Joinville
  • Sidney Pinto Cunha Centro de Tecnologia da Informação Renato Archer, Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2015v32n3p879

Abstract

This work describes the assembling of a stereo pinhole camera for capturing stereo-pairs of images and proposes experimental activities with it. A pinhole camera can be as sophisticated as you want, or so simple that it could be handcrafted with practically recyclable materials. This paper describes the practical use of the pinhole camera throughout history and currently. Aspects of optics and geometry involved in the building of the stereo pinhole camera are presented with illustrations. Furthermore, experiments are proposed by using the images obtained by the camera for 3D visualization through a pair of anaglyph glasses, and the estimation of relative depth by triangulation is discussed.

Author Biographies

Gilmário Barbosa Santos, Departamento de Ciência da Computação, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Joinville

Departamento de Ciência da Computação, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Joinville, SC.

Sidney Pinto Cunha, Centro de Tecnologia da Informação Renato Archer, Campinas

Centro de Tecnologia da Informação Renato Archer, Campinas, SP.

Published

2015-05-12

How to Cite

Santos, G. B., & Cunha, S. P. (2015). Stereo Pinhole Camera: Assembly and experimental activities. Caderno Brasileiro De Ensino De Física, 32(3), 879–901. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2015v32n3p879

Issue

Section

Atividades experimentais no ensino de Física