This paper by researchers at the University of Bologna proposes a new framework for integrating active stereo principles into standard passive camera systems, without the need for a physical pattern projector. The framework projects a virtual pattern over left and right images, based on sparse measurements from a depth sensor. It allows for the deployment of a virtual active stereo setup in any environment, overcoming the limitations of pattern projectors. The approach improves the accuracy of stereo algorithms and deep networks in both indoor and outdoor environments.
Publication date: 22 Sep 2023
Project Page: https://vppstereo.github.io/
Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.12315
