Accuracy in Automated Stereophotogrammetry

The design of an optimum configuration for the components of an automated stereophotogrammetry system involves careful selection of system parameters against application criteria such as field of view, desired depth accuracy and available camera system constraints. Here, we focus on the desired accuracy in measurements within a scene and treat other system parameters as constraints on obtainable accuracy. We show that verging axis optical systems provide better accuracy at the expense of some additional computational complexity in the scene reconstruction calculation.