Patent ID: 6611664
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
A stereo image photographing system comprising:a photographing unit which is movable and has a camera for photographing and a reflection member placed thereon; a signal generating unit for generating a timing signal indicating a photographing timing when photographing is made by the camera of said photographing unit; and a measuring unit placed in a position apart from said photographing unit, for emitting a measuring light toward the reflection member of said photographing unit in accordance with the timing signal from said signal generating unit, and measuring positions of said photographing unit based on a reflected light reflected from the reflection member, wherein the system determines a base line length of photographing points based on the measured positions of said photographing unit, obtains photographed data by said photographing unit and obtains three-dimensional coordinates of an object photographed based on the base line length and the photographed data.