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US 12,743,797 · App. 17/577,733 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Three-dimensional displacement measuring method and three-dimensional displacement measuring device

Inventors: Toru Matsunobu (Osaka, JP); Toshiyasu Sugio (Osaka, JP); Satoshi Yoshikawa (Hyogo, JP); Masaki Fukuda (Osaka, JP); Kensho Teranishi (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
G06T7/292G06T7/246G06T7/80
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Patent No.
US 12,743,797
App. No.
17/577,733
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A three-dimensional displacement measuring method includes: calculating camera parameters of N cameras based on M correction images shot at M viewpoints by cameras including the N cameras, where N is an integer greater than 1 and M is an integer greater than N, the M viewpoints being mutually different; and measuring a displacement over time of a subject caused by vibration of the subject in a three-dimensional space, based on (1) sets of N images and (2) the camera parameters. The N images in each of the sets are generated by the N cameras shooting the subject at the same time, and the sets are generated at different times. The different times are set according to a frequency of the vibration of the subject.

Claims (36)

1 . A three-dimensional displacement measuring method comprising:

calculating camera parameters of N cameras based on M correction images shot at M viewpoints by cameras including the N cameras, the M viewpoints being mutually different; and

measuring a displacement over time of a subject caused by vibration of the subject in a three-dimensional space, based on (1) sets of N images shot at N viewpoints and (2) the camera parameters, wherein

N is an integer greater than 1, and M is an integer greater than N,

the N images in each of the sets are generated by the N cameras shooting the subject at a same time, and the sets are generated at different times,

the different times are set according to a frequency of the vibration of the subject, and

the M viewpoints used in the calculating of the camera parameters include all of the N viewpoints corresponding to arrangement positions of the N cameras used in the measuring of the displacement, and further include at least one additional viewpoint that is not used in the measuring of the displacement.

2 . The three-dimensional displacement measuring method according to claim 1 , wherein

the frequency of the vibration is a resonance frequency of the subject.

3 . The three-dimensional displacement measuring method according to claim 2 , wherein

the different times include at least three different times for each time period represented by a reciprocal of the resonance frequency.

4 . The three-dimensional displacement measuring method according to claim 1 , wherein

the measuring of the displacement includes:

calculating three-dimensional points each of which is a three-dimensional point corresponding to a different one of the different times, by performing, on each of the sets of N images:

(i) calculating a first corresponding point of the subject and a second corresponding point which corresponds to the first corresponding point, the first corresponding point being included in a first image included in the N images, the second corresponding point being included in a second image included in the N images; and

(ii) calculating a three-dimensional point of the subject in the three-dimensional space, based on the camera parameters, the first corresponding point, and the second corresponding point; and

calculating a displacement over time of the three-dimensional point, from the three-dimensional points.

5 . The three-dimensional displacement measuring method according to claim 1 , wherein

N is determined based on the camera parameters and an accuracy of the measuring of the displacement.

6 . The three-dimensional displacement measuring method according to claim 1 , wherein

the N cameras include a first camera and a second camera which are disposed next to each other,

the M viewpoints include a first midpoint between a first position at which the first camera is disposed and a second position at which the second camera is disposed, and

when a midpoint between the first position and the first midpoint is designated as a second midpoint, more viewpoints among the M viewpoints are provided between the second midpoint and the first position than between the first midpoint and the second midpoint.

7 . The three-dimensional displacement measuring method according to claim 6 , wherein

in the calculating of the camera parameters, no viewpoint is provided between the first midpoint and the second midpoint.

8 . The three-dimensional displacement measuring method according to claim 1 , wherein

the N cameras include a non-fixed camera.

9 . A three-dimensional displacement measuring device comprising:

memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

calculate camera parameters of N cameras based on M correction images shot at M viewpoints by cameras including the N cameras, the M viewpoints being mutually different; and

measure a displacement over time of a subject caused by vibration of the subject in a three-dimensional space, based on (1) sets of N images shot at N viewpoints and (2) the camera parameters, wherein

N is an integer greater than 1, and M is an integer greater than N,

the N images in each of the sets are generated by the N cameras shooting the subject at a same time, and the sets are generated at different times,

the different times are set according to a frequency of the vibration of the subject, and

the M viewpoints used in the calculating of the camera parameters include all of the N viewpoints corresponding to arrangement positions of the N cameras used in the measuring of the displacement, and further include at least one additional viewpoint that is not used in the measuring of the displacement.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2022
From: MATSUNOBU, TORU; SUGIO, TOSHIYASU; YOSHIKAWA, SATOSHI; FUKUDA, MASAKI; TERANISHI, KENSHO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-139581 · Jul 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020026801 · Jul 9, 2020
Related Publication 20220138971A1 · May 5, 2022
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