Omnidirectional mirror design: multiple linear ring-windows viewing
In the following paper we present a methodology for designing catadioptric mirrors used as omnidirectional sensors taking info account linear projection properties. In order to get a constant resolution camera: such a linearity is stalled by pixel coordinates. This method also allows setting several areas to observe, and for each of them, the corresponding percentage of the mirror's radius. Then we illustrate our method with some simulation examples, and show matching real catadioptric mirrors. We include a software using this method. The former can be used to design and test the shape of a sensor, using the ray tracing software POV-Ray/sup trade;/.