METHOD FOR PRESENTING FISHEYE-CAMERA IMAGES
The present invention is a method for presenting the fisheye-camera images. A calibration target with a concentric-and-symmetric pattern (PCT) is utilized to assist in parameterizing a fisheye camera (FIS) in order to ascertain the optical parameters comprising the principal point, the focal length constant and the projection function of the FIS. Hence, the position of an imaged point referring to the principal point on the image plane directly reflects its corresponding zenithal distance a and azimuthal distance ß of the sight ray in space so as to normalize the imaged point onto a small sphere. Further according to the map projections in cartography capable of transforming the global geometry into flap maps, the interesting area in a field of view can be accordingly transformed by a proper projection method. The image transforming method disclosed in the invention is simple, low-cost, suitable to various FISs with different projection mechanisms and capable of transforming the fisheye-camera images for particular functions, such as the approach of normal human visual perception, video data encryption, and image compression/transformation with a high fidelity.