Registration algorithm based on image matching for outdoor AR system with fixed viewing position

An image registration method based on the Fourier-Mellin transform is introduced for an outdoor augmented reality (AR) system. For this type of AR system, the observation position is fixed, and a complex 3-D registration problem can be reduced to a 2-D image registration for this fixed viewing position system. An observation globe model for this method is proposed. Under this supposition, a Fourier-Mellin transform is used in image registration, and the architecture of this system is illustrated. Experimental results show that this image registration algorithm is accurate and robust. It is effective for an outdoor AR system with a fixed viewing position.