Resolution-Enhanced Magnification of a Far Three-Dimensional Object Image by Using the Moving-Direct-Pixel-Mapping Method in Scalable Integral-Imaging System

Abstract

In this paper, we propose an effective approach for resolution-enhanced magnification of a far three-dimensional (3D) object image by employing the moving-direct-pixel-mapping (MDPM) method in the scalable integral imaging system. In the proposed method, a set of elemental image arrays (EIAs) are picked up from a far 3D object with the moving-array-lenslet technique (MALT) and computationally transformed into a new set of EIAs by using the MDPM method, which looks like the EIAs virtually picked up from a close object. These newly transformed EIAs then are interlaced together to form an enlarged EIA, from which resolution-enhanced magnification of a far 3D object image can be achieved. Good experimental results confirm the feasibility of the proposed method.