Extrinsic calibration of camera and rotating LIDAR using two planes

Dong Whan Kim, Jong Eun Ha

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Abstract

Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensors are widely used in robotics. In this paper, we deal with the extrinsic calibration between camera and rotating LIDAR. It is necessary to fuse information of each system into one common coordinate system. LIDAR sensors give dense and accurate depth information than stereo system. But, camera can give more diverse information including brightness distribution and color about scene. We present extrinsic calibration algorithm using two planes where they are configured vertically compared to each other. A LIDAR is rotated using a motor to have full 3D information about the calibration structure. We find the extrinsic parameter of LIDAR with respect to the world on vertical plane using 3D information. Extrinsic parameter of camera with respect to the world can be found using traditional calibration algorithm. Finally, we can compute the extrinsic parameter between camera and LIDAR. Experimental results show the feasibility of presented algorithm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation II
PublisherTrans Tech Publications
Pages338-341
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9783038350781
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 2nd International Conference on Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation, ICMRA 2014 - Zhuhai, China
Duration: 8 Mar 20149 Mar 2014

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume536-537
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference2014 2nd International Conference on Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation, ICMRA 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityZhuhai
Period8/03/149/03/14

Keywords

  • Camera calibration
  • Fish-eye lens
  • Radial distortion

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