Multiple camera image acquisition models for multi-view 3D display interaction

Multi-view autostereoscopic (AS) displays are a recently developed technology that allows several viewers to see stereo 3D images without the use of glasses or goggles. Our system enables users to interact with real or virtual 3D displayed objects by means of a hand-held cursor or (in the future) through hand gestures. In this paper we mathematically derive two multicamera image acquisition models for multi-view AS displays. These models describe the relationship of object coordinates to camera, screen and image coordinates. We present some examples of virtual objects rendered using the models.