Parallax is an issue in any system that contains images from two or more separate, displaced sensors imposed on a single display. The effect can be image quality degradation due to a double image or a blurred image. The impact of this effect can be calculated based on the configuration of the sensors and the position of the object of interest in relation to them and their point of convergence. Parallax quantification is necessary for determining a method to improve the performance of fused-sensor systems. This paper will examine this phenomenon and outline a method that enables calculation of parallax at an arbitrary point of interest.

Date Published: 8 September 2004
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 5442, Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays IX: Technologies and Applications, (8 September 2004); doi: 10.1117/12.540905

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 5442:
Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays IX: Technologies and Applications
Clarence E. Rash; Colin E. Reese, Editor(s)