Imitating optical distortionsin 3D scene virtual camera images

A. V. Maltsev

Scientific Research Institute for System Analysis of the National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract: We proposed methods for imitating optical effects in images from virtual cameras that simulate surveillance devices in a three-dimensional environment. This expands the possibilities of such simulations by enabling coverage of a wide range of real devices as references for their virtual counterparts. We developed original methods and algorithms for two-stage image synthesis that implement radial distortion and chromatic aberrations. We tested the proposed solutions in the VirSim virtual environment, developed at our institution, and demonstrated their validity and effectiveness.

Keywords: visualization, GPU, virtual camera, radial distortion, chromatic aberration.