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^trade;.