Improvement of Depth Mapping and Occlusion Removal Method Using Integral Imaging

In this paper, we propose the depth mapping and occlusion removal method using integral imaging (InIm). InIm is a method to obtain 3D information by capturing and reconstructing an object from multiple viewpoints. InIm can remove occlusion using parallax obtained by photographing an object from multiple viewpoints. However, occlusion removal uses a unit matrix to calculate the number of overlaps, which results in an overall darkening of the image. To solve this problem, this paper aims to improve occlusion removal by using the matrix of the mask image to calculate the number of overlaps. InIm can provide depth mapping that shows the distance from an object as pixel values. However, when there is an occlusion in front of the object, it is difficult to provide depth mapping object due to the influence of the occlusion. To solve this problem, we propose a method of depth mapping and occlusion removal method using InIm. Our method is expected to make great progress in improving safety in the field of autonomous driving.