• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.140-149
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• 2016

For visual measurement under dynamic scenarios, a zoom lens camera is more flexible than a fixed one. However, the challenges of distortion prediction within the whole focal range limit the widespread application of zoom lens cameras greatly. Thus, a novel sequential distortion correction method for a zoom lens camera is proposed in this study. In this paper, a distortion assessment method without coupling effect is depicted by an elaborated chessboard pattern. Then, the appropriate distortion correction model for a zoom lens camera is derived from the comparisons of some existing models and methods. To gain a rectified image at any zoom settings, a global distortion correction modeling method is developed with bundle adjustment. Based on some selected zoom settings, the optimized quadratic functions of distortion parameters are obtained from the global perspective. Using the proposed method, we can rectify all images from the calibrated zoom lens camera. Experimental results of different zoom lens cameras validate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.134-145
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• 2014

The number of lens groups in modern zoom camera systems is increased above that of conventional systems in order to improve the speed of the auto focus with the high quality image. As a result, it is difficult to calculate zoom loci using the conventional analytic method, and even the recent one-step advanced numerical calculation method is not optimal because of the time-consuming problem generated by the iteration method. In this paper, in order to solve this problem, we suggest a new unified analytic method for zoom lens loci with finite object distance including infinite object distance. This method is induced by systematically analyzing various distances between the object and other groups including the first lens group, for various situations corresponding to zooming equations of the finite lens systems after using a spline interpolation for each lens group. And we confirm the justification of the new method by using various zoom lens examples. By using this method, we can easily and quickly obtain the zoom lens loci not only without any calculation process of iteration but also without any limit on the group number and the object distance in every zoom lens system.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1261-1271
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• 2013

Zoom tracking involves the automatic adjustment of the focus motor in response to the zoom motor movements for the purpose of keeping an object of interest in focus, and is typically achieved by moving the zoom and focus motors in a zoom lens module so as to follow the so-called "trace curve", which shows the in-focus motor positions versus the zoom motor positions for a specific object distance. Thus, one can simply implement zoom tracking by following the most closest trace curve after all the trace curve data are stored in memory. However, this approach is often prohibitive in practical implementation because of its large memory requirement. Many other zoom tracking methods such as GZT, AZT and etc. have been proposed to avoid large memory requirement but with a deteriorated performance. In this paper, we propose a new zoom tracking method called 'Approximate Feedback Zoom Tracking method (AFZT)' on DM36x-based IP network camera, which does not need large memory by approximating nearby trace curves, but generates better zoom tracking accuracy than GZT or AZT by utilizing focus value as feedback information. Experiments through real implementation shows the proposed zoom tracking method improves the tracking performance and works in real-time.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.915-922
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• 2014

We propose an adaptive zoom motion estimation method where a picture is divided into two areas based on the distance information with a depth camera : the one is object area and the other is background area. In the proposed method, the zoom motion is only applied to the object area except the background area. Further, the block size of motion estimation for the object area is set to smaller than that of background area. This adaptive zoom motion estimation method can be reduced at the complexity of motion estimation and can be improved at the motion estimation performance by reducing the block size of the object area in comparison with the conventional zoom motion estimation method. Based on the simulation results, the proposed method is compared with the conventional methods in terms of motion estimation accuracy and computational complexity.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2016

In this paper, we propose an efficient design method for a thermal camera with continuous zoom based on the research and manufacturing experience of the thermal camera. In addition, it is divided into system design method, optical design method, mechanical design method, and electronic design method. First, we propose an effective NUC compensation method and a lens-specific sensitivity design method in terms of system. Second, we propose a zoom trajectory design method considering the temperature effect on the optical aspect. Third, it suggests the minimization of optical axis shaking between magnification conversion in terms of mechanism. Finally, we propose a lens-specific temperature compensation method and a speed conversion algorithm according to the zoom interval as an electronic aspect.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.156-165
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• 2009

가우스 괄호법을 이용하여 무한 물점을 포함한 모든 유한 물점을 대상으로 하는 모든 복잡한 줌 렌즈에서 사용가능한 일반적인 근축광선 줌 궤적 추적식을 유도하였다. 이를 Visual Basic으로 프로그램화하여 수치해석적으로 줌 궤적을 구하였다. 이 결과 이 식의 해는 물체의 거리에 관계없이 모든 종류의 줌 렌즈에서 줌 궤적에 대한 초기설계에 유연하면서 통합적으로 적용할 수 있다. 이 식의 유용성을 증명하기 위하여 $M_{4a}$와 $M_{4h}$ 형태의 4군 줌 렌즈들과 $M_{5n}$ 형태의 5군 줌 렌즈의 줌 궤적을 유한 물점에 대해서 빠르게 산출할 수 있음을 보였다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.410-420
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• 2007

가우스 괄호법을 이용하여 카메라 렌즈와 같이 무한 물점을 대상으로 하는 모든 복잡한 줌 렌즈에서 사용가능한 근축광선 줌 궤적 추적식을 이론적으로 유도하였다. 그리고 이를 Visual Basic으로 프로그램화하여 수치해석적으로 줌 궤적을 구하였다. 이 방법은 근축광선 추적식을 가우스 괄호법에 적용시켰기 때문에 다양한 줌 형태에 따른 구속조건의 공식을 매우 간편하고 알기 쉽게 단순화시켜준다. 이 결과 이 식의 해는 모든 종류의 줌 렌즈에서 줌 궤적에 대한 초기설계에 유연하면서 통합적으로 적용할 수 있다. 이 식의 유용성을 증명하기 위하여 4군과 5군의 매우 복잡한 줌 렌즈계의 줌 궤적을 다양한 보간법으로 빠르게 산출해 낼 수 있음을 보였다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2013

동영상의 줌 움직임 추정은 구현이 아주 복잡하다. 본 논문에서는 줌 움직임 추정을 구현하기 위하여 깊이 카메라와 색상 카메라를 동시에 이용하는 방법을 제안한다. 깊이 카메라로부터 현재블록과 참조블록 사이의 거리 정보를 얻고, 이 거리 정보로부터 두 블록사이의 줌 비율을 계산한다. 줌 비율에 맞게 참조블록을 확대 또는 축소시켜 줌으로서 움직임 추정 차신호를 줄일 수 있다. 따라서, 제안된 방법은 줌 움직임 추정을 위한 복잡도가 크지 않으면서 움직임 추정 정확도를 높이는 것이 가능하다. 모의실험을 바탕으로 제안된 방법의 움직임 추정 정확도를 측정하였으며, 기존 블록정합 방법에 비하여 움직임 추정 오차값이 크게 감소함을 확인하였다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.104-113
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• 2022

We present a method to count the overall length of the zoom system in an initial design stage. In a zoom-lens design using the concept of the group, it has been very hard to precisely estimate the overall length at all zoom positions through the previous paraxial studies. To solve this difficulty, we introduce T_eq as a measure of the total track length in an equivalent zoom system, which can be found from the first order parameters obtained by solving the zoom equations. Among many solutions, the parameters that provide the smallest T_eq are selected to construct a compact initial zoom system. Also, to obtain an 8× four-group zoom system without moving groups, tunable polymer lenses (TPLs) have been introduced as a variator and a compensator. The final designed zoom lens has a short overall length of 29.99 mm, even over a wide focal-length range of 4-31 mm, and an f-number of F/3.5 at wide to F/4.5 at tele position, respectively.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.518-524
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• 2013

This study presents a new design method for a zoom lens, in which real lens groups are designed successively to combine to form a lens modules zoom system. The lens modules and aberrations are applied to the initial design for a four-group inner-focus zoom system. An initial design with a focal length range of 4.2 to 39.9 mm is derived by assigning the first-order quantities and third-order aberrations to each module along with the constraints required for optimum solutions. After obtaining the lens module zoom system, the real lens groups are successively, not separately, designed to get a zoom lens system. Compared to the separately designed real lens groups, this approach can give a better starting zoom lens and save time. The successively designed groups result in a zoom system that satisfies the basic properties of the zoom system consisting of the original lens modules. In order to have a slim system, we directly inserted the right-angle prism in front of the first group. This configuration resulted in a compact zoom system with a depth of 12 mm. The finally designed zoom lens has an f-number of 3.5 to 4.5 and is expected to fulfill the requirements for a mobile zoom camera having high zoom ratio of 10x.