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EDWARD M. M IKRAIL * Purdue University Lafayette, Ind. 47907 U.S.A. Principles and Applications of Analytical Mirror Photogrammetry Useful for dentistry and lunar Surveyor I mission. (Abstract on next page) INTRODUCTION I N CONVENTIONAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY the basic condition for the spatial determina- tion of an object is that it must be recorded in two nonidentical photographs. This is a fundamental concept of stereophotogram- metry for which either the camera is moved between exposures, or the camera is held stationary and the object itself is displaced. The net outcome is that two photographs are obtained which represent two different per- spective views of the object. There is another way of obtaining two different perspective views without having to move ei ther the camera or the obj cct. This is achieved by placing a plane mirror close to the object in such a way that the camera would register not only the object but also its mirror reflection. Hence, on the one plate two different perspective views are obtained with an amount of separation depending on the relative positions of the object, mirror, and camera. The only point to note is that the mirror-reflection of the object is left-right reversed. In the early application of this concept of mirror photogrammetry (see references 2 & 3), the image of the mirror-reflection, hereto- fore referred to as the satellite image, was rectifiedt by analog means. This entailed the use of certain photographic processes to ob- tain two plates that were compatible. Fur- thermore, these plates were then utilized in a photogrammetric instrument for optical- mechanical resti tu tion. The end prod uct was normally a topographic map. * Prepared for presentation in the program of Commission II I at the Eleventh Congress on Photogrammetry, Lausanne, Switzerland July 1968. ' t The word rectified is used here in a broad sense to reversing the left-right image to a correct posltlO11lng. In this paper we will attempt to show that, al though the basic concept was last men- tioned over a decade ago, it is still of con- siderable interest and usefulness. Unlike the early applications, however, the present treatment has as its basis the use of analyt- ical, rather than analog, techniques. GEOMETRY OF MIRROR PHOTOGRAMMETRY The basic idea of mirror photogram metry is fairly simple, and its uses are also simple if the mirror plane and the camera axis are parallel. If, however, the position of the mirror changes or is not accurately known beforehand, the geometry gets progressively complex. For this reason, in the subsequent paragraphs four different cases will be treated depending on the relative posi tion of the mirror with respect to the camera axis. In all these cases, the camera axis is assu med to be horizontal and the object space coordinate system has its origin at the camera center, its X-axis toward the mirror, and its Y-axis along the optical axis. CASE A: MIRROR VERTICAL AND PARALLEL TO CAMERA AXIS As mentioned above, this is the simplest case which is shown in Figure 1. A triangular pyramid 1, 2, 3, 4 is photographed by a camera C such that the base 1, 2, 3 lies in the same horizontal plane as the camera axis (i.e., the XY-plane). The plane mirror is placed at a distance d from the camera and is both vertical and parallel to the optical axis. The mirror reflection of the pyramid is shown as I, 2, 3, 4: and is photographed as the satel- lite image 1', 2', 3', 4', while the pyramid it- self is photographed as the main image 1, 2, 3, 4. These two i mages are then used as con- jugate images for spatial restitution of the object. To illustrate the applicability of stereo- 1071

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EDWARD M. M IKRAIL *Purdue University

Lafayette, Ind. 47907 U.S.A.

Principles and Applications ofAnalytical Mirror PhotogrammetryUseful for dentistry and lunar Surveyor I mission.

(Abstract on next page)

INTRODUCTION

I N CONVENTIONAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY thebasic condition for the spatial determina­

tion of an object is that it must be recorded intwo nonidentical photographs. This is afundamental concept of stereophotogram­metry for which either the camera is movedbetween exposures, or the camera is heldstationary and the object itself is displaced.The net outcome is that two photographs areobtained which represent two different per­spective views of the object.

There is another way of obtaining twodifferent perspective views without having tomove ei ther the camera or the obj cct. This isachieved by placing a plane mirror close tothe object in such a way that the camerawould register not only the object but also itsmirror reflection. Hence, on the one plate twodifferent perspective views are obtained withan amount of separation depending on therelative positions of the object, mirror, andcamera. The only point to note is that themirror-reflection of the object is left-rightreversed.

In the early application of this concept ofmirror photogrammetry (see references 2 &3), the image of the mirror-reflection, hereto­fore referred to as the satellite image, wasrectifiedt by analog means. This entailed theuse of certain photographic processes to ob­tain two plates that were compatible. Fur­thermore, these plates were then utilized in aphotogrammetric instrument for optical­mechanical resti tu tion. The end prod uct wasnormally a topographic map.

* Prepared for presentation in the program ofCommission II I at the Eleventh Congress onPhotogrammetry, Lausanne, Switzerland July1968. '

t The word rectified is used here in a broad senseto f!l~an. reversing the left-right image to a correctposltlO11lng.

In this paper we will attempt to show that,al though the basic concept was last men­tioned over a decade ago, it is still of con­siderable interest and usefulness. Unlike theearly applications, however, the presenttreatment has as its basis the use of analyt­ical, rather than analog, techniques.

GEOMETRY OF MIRROR PHOTOGRAMMETRY

The basic idea of mirror photogram metryis fairly simple, and its uses are also simple ifthe mirror plane and the camera axis areparallel. If, however, the position of themirror changes or is not accurately knownbeforehand, the geometry gets progressivelycomplex. For this reason, in the subsequentparagraphs four different cases will be treateddepending on the relative posi tion of themirror with respect to the camera axis. In allthese cases, the camera axis is assu med to behorizontal and the object space coordinatesystem has its origin at the camera center, itsX-axis toward the mirror, and its Y-axisalong the optical axis.

CASE A: MIRROR VERTICAL AND PARALLELTO CAMERA AXIS

As mentioned above, this is the simplestcase which is shown in Figure 1. A triangularpyramid 1, 2, 3, 4 is photographed by acamera C such that the base 1, 2, 3 lies in thesame horizontal plane as the camera axis(i.e., the XY-plane). The plane mirror isplaced at a distance d from the camera and isboth vertical and parallel to the optical axis.The mirror reflection of the pyramid is shownas I, 2, 3, 4: and is photographed as the satel­lite image 1', 2', 3', 4', while the pyramid it­self is photographed as the main image 1, 2, 3,4. These two images are then used as con­jugate images for spatial restitution of theobject.

To illustrate the applicability of stereo-

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photogrammetry, we seek to show that theseconjugate images are equivalent to photo­graphing the object from two camera sta­tions. I n Figure 1, C represents the mirror­reflection of the camera C, which in turnwould photograph the object at i, 2, 3, 4.These image points would then be referred tothe reflected coordinate axes, X, il, which con­stitute a left-handed system. Since such a

system is not compatible with the coordinatesystem of the original camera (i.e., left camerain the stereopair), a reflection matrix R needbe applied to yield the correct system, X r Zrr

for the right camera. Hence, the coordinatesof images on the right plate (shown in nega­tive position in Figure 1) are obtained fromthe satellite images by the reflection trans­formation

ABSTRACT: The basic principle underlying stereophotogrammetry is the factthat the object space is recorded on two photographic plates representing two dif­ferent perspective views. Although the majority of conventional applications ofthis principle have depended on different photographs of the object itself, recentapplications entail photographs of mirror reflections of the object. These maybe used by themselves or in conjunction with photographs of the object as well.This paper presents the geometric principles of "mirror photogrammetry."First, different cases of photo-pairs each composed of one photograph of the ob­ject and one of its mirror-reflection, are studied. Next, the case of stereo-pairseach formed from two photographs of two different mirror-reflections of the ob­ject is discussed. Throughout the development, analytical methods of reductionare emphasized. "Reflection" matrices necessary for operating on image-coor­dinates on photographs of mirror-reflections are derived. One of the possible ap­plications discussed is the use of such photographic systems to close-rangephotogrammetry particularly as applied to dentistry. This is followed by a moreimportant application, namely that involved with analytical reduction of lunarphotographs acquired by softlanded vehicles. These laUer photographs are alltaken of mirror-reflections of lunar surface and not the surface itself.

where (x' , z' )8 are the plate coordinates of thesatellite images. With the two sets of coor­dinates (x, z)/ and (x, Z)T' the spatial objectcoordinates can be easily determined realizingthat Figure 1 represents the conventionalnormal case of terrestrial photogrammetry.The coordinates of the right camera C, whichare also the base com ponen ts, are given by:

Xc = B. = 2d

Yc = By = 0 (2)

Zc= B, = o.Also, the orientation angles of the right cam­era into the object system are all zero with acorresponding unit orientation matrix.

--f'--T-T---r--'x:-x, CASE B: MIRROR VERTICAL AND CONVER­

GE! T TO CAMERA AXIS

This case is illustrated in Figure 2. Theplane of the mirror is vertical and makes anangle 0 with the camera axis. The virtual rightcamera is shown as C and its axis makes anangle 20 with the actual, or left, camera axis.I t can be easily ascertained that the reflection

·rJ/1 \',

/ I \ _,

/ I >' "-I / - -,

I iYf-- - ~~i/ / //

/ / /I I // /

//

//

,.

FIG. 1. Case A-mirror vertical and parallelto axis of the camera.

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FIG. 2. Case B-mirror vertical and convergenttoward the axis of the camera.

transformation of Equation 1 holds true forthis case. Furthermore, the coordinates ofthe right camera (base components) can beobtained, by inspection, from Figure 2 as

(4)

FIG. 3. Case C-mirror inclined to the horizon­tal plane (900

-")') but parallel to the axis of thecamera.

J\l'1'~4

right camera (i.e., the base components)would be:

lJo

Xc = Bx = 2d cos ")'Yc = By = 0

Zc = B, = 2d sin ")'.

Furthermore, it is easily seen from Figure 3that the right plate coordinates are obtainedfrom the satellite image coordinates using thesame reflection transformation given byEquation 1.

Thus, if d and -yare known, all the elemen tsof exterior orien tation can be com pu ted.vVith the proper plate coordinates, one canthen compute the coordinates of all objectpoints.

CASE D: MIRROR PLANE NEITHER VERTICAL

NOR PARALLEL TO CAMERA AXIS-GENERAL

CASE

In the three cases previously discussed, itwas possible to illustrate the geometrythrough projection views. This case, however,is considerably more complex so that it wouldrequire too many auxiliary projections which

(3)

"-~;\ ",-". '0 1

." •.1'._+%.f

Xc = B, = 2d cos 0

Yc = By = 2dsinOZc = B, ;= 0

where d is the distance between the camera Cand the mirror. Knowing the left plate coor­dinates, the reflected satelli te coordinates, thebase components, and the axes convergenceangle 20, the computation of object spatialcoordinates becomes a straightforward mat­ter.

CASE C: MIRROR INCLINED TO THE HORI­

ZONTAL PLANE (90--y) BUT PARALLEL TO

CAMERA AXIS

Figure 3, in plan view and a number ofauxiliary projections, shows the geometry ofthis case. Here, the plane of the mirror de­viates an angle -y from the vertical plane butstill remains parallel to the optical axis. Be­cause the x-axis Xl of the left negative makesan angle (900 --y) with the plane of the mirror,its reflection, or x-axis (also the negative x T ­

axis), would make the same angle wi th themirror. Hence, the angle between X T and Xl

axes (and correspondingly ZT and Zl axes) is 2-y.This is equivalent to having a relative swingangle of 2-y (in the vertical plane of the twonegatives) between the two camera systems.

If the distance between the left camera Cand the mirror is d, the coordinates of the

",

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/;'/ /

x /

p

x

CD = DC = d/cos y

CE = BC = CD/sin 0 = d/cos y sin O.

Thus

. CJ:: Z, 2d sin ysm 0/ = === = -= = -----

BC BC d/cos y sin y

or

sin 0/ = sin 2 y sin 0

DJ:: = CE - CD = 2d cos y - d/cos 0

= d (2 cos' y - 1)/cos y

ED = CD cot 0 = d cot o/cos y.

Thus,

lana = DE/SD = d (2 cos' y - 1)/d cot 0

or

(6)

FIG. 4. Case D-mirror plane neither vertical norparallel to the camera axis: the general case. then

tan a = tan 0 (2 cos' y - 1)

CF = CF = CD/cos 0 = d/cos 0 cos y,

(7)

Hence, the Ii rst rotation is (0' +0 = 0), thesecond rotation is t/; = 0, and the third rota-

. CE ZC 2d sin ysm(3 = ~ = ~ = -----'-

CF CF d/cos 0 cos y

With the three angles t/;, 0' and (3 evaluatedby Equations 6, 7, and 8, the following arethe three sequential rotations:

First rotation, (0+0') about Z X --> YSecond rotation, t/; about Xl (once

rotated) ZI--> Y 1

Third rotation, (3 about Y2 (twicero~~) h-->~

After these rotations are performed, theX 3-axis is reAected thus leading to the X YZ­system shown.

As this is the general case, we will show thatall the other three cases can be deduced fromthis by enforcing the proper conditions.

(i) If 0=1'=0, then t/;=0'=(3=0 and thethree rotation angles are zero. That is, theright camera system is parallel to that of theleft which can be ascertained from Figure 1representing Case A.

(ii) If 1'=0, but O~O, then from Equation6t/;=0, from Equation 7 0'=0, from Equation8 (3 =0.

Thus, the first rotation is (0' +0 = ZO), thesecond rotation is °as is the third rotationwhich is Case B as shown in Figure 2.

(iii) If 'Y~O, but 0=0, then from Equation6 t/;=O, 0'=0, (3 = Z'Y.

(8)sin (3 = sin 2 y cos o.

or

CE = 2d cos y.

Hence,

Xc = B x = CE cos 0 = 2d cos y cos 0

Yc = By = CE sin 0 = 2d cos y sin 0 (5)

Z, = B, = CC sin -y = 2d sin -yo

CA = AC = d

As a check on these equations, if I' =0 =0,they reduce the Equation 2; if'Y=O, they re­duce to Equation 3; and if 0=0, they reduceto Equation 4.

To obtain the orientation of the rightcamera system with respect to the given leftsystem, we lirst note that the former X YZ isa left-handed system, whereas the latterX YZ is right-handed system. Therefore, toarrive at X YZ from X YZ we perform a se­quence of rotations, then a reRection of oneaxis, which we will choose to be the X-axis.In order to obtain the values of the sequentialrotations (in this case there are three of them)we start by derivi ng the followi ng auxiliaries:Referring to Figure 4,

and

might be somewhat confusing. Consequently,Figure 4 represents a three-dimensional viewof the case where the mirror plane makes anangle (900 -I') wi th the horizontal plane (X ­Y), and its line of intersection with it makesan angle 0 with the camera axis.

If d denotes the length of the perpendicularfrom the camera station C to the plane of themirror, the coordinates of the right station Care obtained as follows:

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tion is (3 = 2/'. This is the same as Case C asdemonstrated by Figure 3.

Through all the four cases discussed so far,the six elemen ts of exterior orien tation of theright photograph were shown to be deter­mined from at most three parameters, /" (J,

and d. If these parameters are known, thenthe photogram metric problem red uces to asimple determination of the intersections ofconj ugate rays. If, however, these parametersare not sufficiently known, the mathematicalmodel that is used would only involve threeunknowns which would be determined fromcontrol points in the object space. It is inter­esting to note, therefore, that the use of amirror reduces the number of unknowns tothree in place of six where the camera ismoved to take the second photograph. An­other remark worth pointing out is that com­plete determination of the object space ispossible without need for control if the mirrorposition relative to the camera axis is known.

Up until now, the discussion has beenlimited to cases of pairs of photographs, oneof the object itself and the other of its mirrorreflection. There is nothing to limit us, how­ever, to this particular configuration. It isquite possible to consider pairs composed ofphotographs of two different mirror-reflec­tions of the same object. One such configura­tion is shown in Figure S.

The pyramid defg is placed in front of amirror M l which makes an angle (JI with theaxis of the camera C. Its mirror-reflectiondled,gl is then photographed by C. Next, themirror is rotated to position NI2, changing (JI

to (J2, and the mirror-reflection d2e2f2g2 isphotographed on a different plate. The twoplates thus obtained contain sufficient in­formation for spatial determination of theobject.

The first operation necessary is to apply thereflection transformation of Eq uation 1 to thecoordinates measured on the two negativeplates. The new coordinates would be equiv­alent to those obtained if we were able toplace the camera at Cl and C2 and photo­graph the pyramid itself. Hence, the positionsof Cl and C2 as well as the orientation of thecoordinate axes systems associated with themare required.

From Figure S, it is easily seen that thecoordinates of Cl are

XCI = 25, cos 11.

r CI = 251 sin 11. (9)

Zc, = 0

where 51 is the distance between C and NIL.The coordinates for C2 are obtained in the

FIe. 5. Jmages of two mirror reflections form­ing a stereopa Ir.

same manner replacing 5, and (Jl in Equation9 by 52 and (J2, respectively, where .52 is ~he

distance between C and i\!h The onentatlOnof the X,Y,Z,- (or X 2 Y2Z 2-) system with re­spect to the X YZ-system is obtained byrotating the latter about Z by an angle 2(}, (or2(}2) taking X toward Y.

Figure S represented the c~se when .themirror was rotated about an aXIs perpendiCU­lar to the horizontal plane containing thecamera axis. The more general case wouldarise when the axis of rotation of the mirror isinclined to the said horizontal plane. In thissituation, the total rotation angle would havetwo components thus simulating the ~eneral

case discussed in Case D above but With twomirror reflections.

A progressively more complex situationwould be encountered if more than one planemirror, say two, are used. Here, one persp.ec­tive view is obtained from a mirror-reflectIOnfrom the first mirror. Then, the second per­spective view is obtained when the first mirroris rotated such that the reflection from thesecond mirror (which may be fixed in the ob­ject space) is reflected again ~)y ~he ~rst

mirror and photographed. ThiS SItuatIOn,though quite complex, may become necess~ry

when an increase in effective base separatIOnis required as will be discussed later.

ApPLICATIONS

Vile have, thus far, discussed the basicgeometric concepts of mirror photogramme­try and corresponding procedures for an­alytical reduction. To illustrate the l~seful­

ness of these concepts we will attempt 111 thefollowing paragraphs to discuss some applica­tions.

CLOSE-RANGE PHOTOGRAMM ETRY

The author's first encounter with the sub-

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tem is composed of three components: avidicon tube representing the negative plane,a lens, and a plane mirror. The distance be­tween the lens and the vidicon tube is equalto the principal distance of 25 millimeters.There are 25 reseau points on the surface ofthe vidicon used to relate the photographsobtained to the camera coordinate system.The optical axis of the camera is defined asthe line connecting the center reseau point tothe center of the plane mirror and passingthrough the optical center of the mirror. Thisline is assumed to be fixed in space and makesa constan tangle'}' wi th the local zeni th ver­tical.

The plane of the mirror is inclined to thesurface of the vidicon tube by a variable anglem (Figure 6). For any given value of m thereflection of the optical axis makes a constantangle m' with the vidicon tube for all azi­muthal positions of the mirror. The value ofm' is obtained from m by the simple relation

This angle m' is referred to in the missiondata as the elevation angle. It has a value ofzero when the reflected optical axis is parallelto the vidicon plane. The elevation angle istaken as positive if it is upward from the zeroposition, and negative when downward.

The azimuth angle of the mirror (3 is mea­sured about the fixed optical axis. The planeof zero azimuth contains the optical axis andintersects the lunar horizontal at 89.6±O.4degrees east of lunar north (Figure 7). Posi­tive azimuths are taken counterclockwise, asviewed from above, from the zero to a stoplocated at +132 degrees. Negative azimuthsincrease clockwise from zero to a stop at -222degrees (total of 354 degrees).

Stereo Coverage. Although there is only onecamera whose lens is fixed with respect to theobject space, the rotation of the mirror inazimuth and elevation enables the attainingof varying perspective views. The existence ofthe stereo-effect. at least theoretically, be­tween two exposures is illustrated in Figure 6.The front view shows the projection on thevertical plane through the inclined opticalaxis (i.e., the plane containing '}'). The mirroris inclined at an angle m to the vidicon, andthe corresponding angle m', which the re­flected optical axis makes with the vidicon, isalso shown. The angle (j is that angle whichthe reflected axis makes with the lunar hori­zontal plane. For a given value of m, it is im­portant to note that while m' remains con­stant, (j varies according to the mirror azi­muth. I t lies between the limits

ject was during a research project concernedwith the application of photogrammetry todentistry (Reference 4). The use of planemirrors in that project suggested itself, not somuch for the purpose of obtaining stereo­coverage, but to overcome the serious prob­lem of blind spots when photographingdental casts. By blind spots is meant hiddenareas which cannot adequately be registeredin both photographs. In these circumstancesthe dental cast to be photographed was sur­rounded by as many as three high qualityfront-surfaced mirrors. One photograph wastaken on which appeared one parent and threesatellite images of the dental cast. Thenthe camera was displaced by an amount rep­resenting the base (which must be carefullycomputed taking account of the position ofthe mirrors) and another photograph was ex­posed. Consequently, from one pair of ex­posed plates it was possible to obtain as manyas four stereomodels. The only factor to becarefully observed is that the satellite imagesare photographic records of mirror reflectionsof the cast and hence are left-right reversed.

It is obvious that the mirror technique dis­cussed above need not be restricted to ap­plications in dentistry. As a matter of fact,any application in the field of close-rangephotogrammetry could easily make use ofthis technique. Such use may prove advan­tageous when problems of blind spots arise orwhen it is more economical to register morethan one image on the same negative.

EXTRATERRESTRIAL MAPPING FROM SOFT­

LAI DED VEHICLES

Another, and most interesting, field of ap­plication for the principles of mirror photo­grammetry is large scale mapping fromphotographs acquired by soft-landed vehicleson moons and planets. The accent in our dis­cussion will be placed on mapping the lunarsurface, although the techniques can easily beapplied to other planetary surfaces.

By virtue of the fact that the landed vehicleis normally stationary, the photographic sys­tem aboard the vehicle utilizes mirrors which,while rotating, makes possible the scanning ofthe surface surrounding the vehicle. In thefollowing sections we will discuss the elementsof the photographic system and the meansfor reducing the resulting photographic rec­ords. This discussion will center on theSurveyor I mission because of the writer'sexperience with it while acting as a consultantto the U. S. Army Map Service (see Reference5).

The Photographic System. The camera sys-

m' = 90° - 2m. (10)

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OF lENS

Of V I 0 I C ON

MIRROR IMAGE

r

4j

MIRROR IMAGE OF

I~

~~ /M"'O'FRONT V lEW

FIG. 6. Demonstration of stereo coverage in the lunar Surveyor! mission. The lower portion of thedrawing represents the auxiliary projection on the plane of the videcon.

(m' - or) ~ () ~ (m' + or) (11)

Also shown in the front view are the followingdistances:

h is the height of the mirror center abovethe lunar horizontal plane.

f is the principal distance. or the distancebetween the lens and the vidicon.

L is the distance between the lens and mir­ror cen tel' measured along optical axis.

The mirror is so positioned (both in eleva­tion and azimuth) that an area of detail onthe lunar surface is reflected by the mirror, thereflected rays pass through the lens, andthe image formed on vidicon is scanned frombeneath and transmitted to the earth. It isevident from the front view that the picturereceived is equivalent to a photograph takenfrom a position in space coi nciden t wi th themirror reflection of the lens (Figure 6).

To demonstrate the existence of stereo­coverage, an auxiliary projection on the planeof the vidicon is also shown in Figure 6.There, a trapezoidal area of coverage is shownfor the first position of the mirror. Next, the

mirror is rotated in azimuth (at the sameelevation angle) about the optical axis by anangle {3. The new trapezoid of coverage isshown to overlap the first by a shaded areadesignated the model area. Also shown in theauxiliary projection is the effective base brepresen ting the distance between the twoposi tions of the mirror-reflections of the lens.Thus, at least theoretically, the use of themirror affords two different perspective views,hence stereo-coverage.

A nalytical Reduction. So far we haveestablished the existence of stereoscopiccoverage between pairs of photographs. Eachpair will yield a stereo-model of the lunarterrain when both interior and exterior ori­entation of each camera have been regained.In conventional applications of photogram­metry (whether analog or analytical) thecorrect positioning and orientation of astereo model with respect to the object spaceinevitably requires the use of control points.It must be obvious that in the presen t si tua­tion there is no known control on the lunarsurface for absolute orientation purposes.Consequently, in order to obtain information

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FIG. 7. Geometric elements of mirror photographsobtained during the lunar Surveyor I mission.

that has true terrain significance, other meansof deriving the elements of absolute orienta­tion must be found. I n the following sectionsit will be shown that this is possible.

Coordinate Axes. Figure 7 shows the com­plete geometry of one photograph, includingthe relationship between the lunar andphotographic systems. The vertical planecontaining the optical axis intersects the lunarhorizontal 37.1 fOA degrees east of lunarnorth. The control Y-axis is chosen to coin­cide with the trace of that vertical plane onthe lunar horizon tal. The origi n of the con trolsystem is the point of intersection of the ex­tended optical axis and the lunar horizontal.The Z-axis is taken as positive upwaI-d andthe X-axis is fixed to form a right-handed co­ordinate system.

The photo-coordinate system associatedwith a photograph in the positive position isalso shown in Figure 7. The square pattern ofthe reseau dots on the vidicon is orien ted suchthat one direction makes an angle of +12degrees from the zero azimuth direction. Thisdirection is taken to represent the positive y­direction. The photo z-axis is taken as posi­tive along the reflected optical axis upward,and the x-axis is fixed to form a right-handedsystem at the virtual posi tion of the photo­graph, as shown in Figure 7.

Orientation :Matrix of a Given Photograph.For every photograph, the elevation angle m'

11"1("0"0'''''11''' _

/ ..,,".."-1lUNAR \'

fASl ~

.. 0°11.0" '0 ''' ..... "OHIO

\"'10' ,. "U"U'"

and the azimuth of the mirror are given.Knowing also the angle 'Y, the orientationmatrix relating the two coordinate systemsX YZ and xyz, as defined above, can be readilyderived by a set of four sequential rotations.N ext, as the relationship between the ar­bitrary system XYZ and the lunar East­North system is known (see Figure 7) theabsolute orientation matrix of each photo­graph can be easily computed.

Coordinates of Photographic Exposure Sta­tion. Given the distance Land h (see Figure6), the coordinates of the exposure station(i.e., the mirror image of the lens) with re­spect to the X YZ-system may be computedfor every given pair of elevation and azimuthangles. These coordinates can in turn betransformed to corresponding absolute valueswith respect to the lunar East-North system.Hence, the absolute position of each virtualexposure station can be computed fromknown parameters of the photographic sys­tem.

It has been shown in the preceding sectionsthat for the photographic system utilizingmirrors, it is possible to derive both the posi­tion and orientation of each photograph with­out the need for any control in the objectspace. This unique possibility is rather for­tunate in lunar and planetary applicationsbecause of the absence of otherwise necessarycon trol poi n ts.

In essence, we have demonstrated that alltwelve elements of exterior orientation of astereo-pair can be computed beforehand fromthe parameters of the photographic system.With these known, the question of determin­ing spatial positions of object points is rathersimple. For a detailed discussion of the vari­ous analytical schemes used, the results ob­tained, and error propagation consideration,the reader is referred to Reference 5.

REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

(1) Mikhail, E. M., "Analytical Mirror Photo­grammetry," paper presented at the 1967Symposium on Computational Photogram­metry, American Society of Photogrammetry,Dec. 4-8, 1967, Gaithersburg, Md., U.S.A.

(2) Gruner, H., "New Aspects of Mono-Photo­grammetry," PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEER­ING, Vol. 21,1955.

(3) Misken, E. A., "The Application of Photo­grammetric Techniques to Medical Problems,"Photogrammetric Record, Vol. 2, 1956.

(4) Mikhail, E. M., Homick, E., and Roger, R.,"Application of Photogrammetry to Dentis­try," Surveying and Mapping Department,School of Civil Engineering, Purdue Univer­sity, Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A., Nov. 1966.

(5) "Analytical Reduction of Surveyor I Photog­raphy," Technicat Report, U. S. Army MapService, Washington, D. c., U.S.A., Sept. 1967.