I have a 640x480 camera that recognizes a rectangle that is 1ftx2ft. Is it possible to calculate the distance between the camera and the rectangle?
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The horizontal angle of view is 54°.
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$\begingroup$ You will need to know the field of view of the camera and how many pixels wide the rectangle appears in order to calculate the distance away. $\endgroup$– ShardJan 12, 2013 at 23:24
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$\begingroup$ I have these measurements, I don't know what to do next. $\endgroup$– BelosJan 12, 2013 at 23:29
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$\begingroup$ Knowing the field of view you can calculate how far away the rectangle would have to be to completely fill the view with trigonometry. $\endgroup$– ShardJan 12, 2013 at 23:42
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$$D=\frac{Lw}{2x\tan\frac\alpha2}$$ where $D$ = Distance from Camera, $L$ = length of object (2ft), $w$=width of screen in pixels (640), $x$=width of object on camera in pixels, and $\alpha$ = camera field of view.
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$\begingroup$ Is it assumed that the rectangle is in the center of the screen or it doesn't matter? $\endgroup$– BelosJan 13, 2013 at 0:31
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$\begingroup$ With a narrow field of view it shouldn't matter where the rectangle is. But it is important that the rectangle is facing flat on to the camera. If you had been using a wide angle lens things might be trickier. $\endgroup$– ShardJan 13, 2013 at 9:04