core/vpgl/algo/vpgl_backproject.h

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// This is core/vpgl/algo/vpgl_backproject.h
#ifndef vpgl_backproject_h_
#define vpgl_backproject_h_
//:
// \file
// \brief Methods for back_projecting from cameras to 3-d geometric structures
// \author J. L. Mundy
// \date Oct 29, 2006

#include <vpgl/vpgl_rational_camera.h>
#include <vpgl/vpgl_local_rational_camera.h>
#include <vpgl/vpgl_proj_camera.h>
#include <vgl/vgl_fwd.h>
#include <vnl/vnl_double_2.h>
#include <vnl/vnl_double_3.h>
#include <vnl/vnl_double_4.h>

class vpgl_backproject
{
 public:
  ~vpgl_backproject();

  //: Generic camera interfaces (pointer for abstract class)
  // An iterative solution using forward projection
  // vnl interface

  //:Backproject an image point onto a plane, start with initial_guess
  static bool bproj_plane(const vpgl_camera<double>* cam,
                          vnl_double_2 const& image_point,
                          vnl_double_4 const& plane,
                          vnl_double_3 const& initial_guess,
                          vnl_double_3& world_point,
                          double error_tol = 0.05);

       // === vgl interface ===

  //:Backproject an image point onto a plane, start with initial_guess
  static bool bproj_plane(const vpgl_camera<double>*  cam,
                          vgl_point_2d<double> const& image_point,
                          vgl_plane_3d<double> const& plane,
                          vgl_point_3d<double> const& initial_guess,
                          vgl_point_3d<double>& world_point,
                          double error_tol = 0.05);

            // +++ concrete rational camera interfaces +++

       // === vnl interface ===

  //:Backproject an image point onto a plane, start with initial_guess
  static bool bproj_plane(vpgl_rational_camera<double> const& rcam,
                          vnl_double_2 const& image_point,
                          vnl_double_4 const& plane,
                          vnl_double_3 const& initial_guess,
                          vnl_double_3& world_point,
                          double error_tol = 0.05);

       // ==== vgl interface ===

  //:Backproject an image point onto a plane, start with initial_guess
  static bool bproj_plane(vpgl_rational_camera<double> const& rcam,
                          vgl_point_2d<double> const& image_point,
                          vgl_plane_3d<double> const& plane,
                          vgl_point_3d<double> const& initial_guess,
                          vgl_point_3d<double>& world_point,
                          double error_tol = 0.05);

  //:Backproject a point with associated direction vector in the image to a plane in 3-d, passing through the center of projection and containing the point and vector.
  //  ** Defined only for a projective camera **
  static bool bproj_point_vector(vpgl_proj_camera<double> const& cam,
                                 vgl_point_2d<double> const& point,
                                 vgl_vector_2d<double> const& vect,
                                 vgl_plane_3d<double>& plane);

  //: Use backprojection to determine direction to camera from 3-d point
  static bool direction_to_camera(vpgl_local_rational_camera<double> const& cam,
                                  vgl_point_3d<double> const& point,
                                  vgl_vector_3d<double> &to_camera);

 private:
  //: constructor private - static methods only
  vpgl_backproject();
};

#endif // vpgl_backproject_h_